christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat...

I'll be the first to admit that I don't like winter. In fact, if I could avoid it altogether for the remainder of my life (minus the moments when I'm in the mood to drink hot chocolate and skif), I'd do it.
However, I also must admit that the cold weather and tiny flurries in Atlanta are putting me in the holiday spirit a whole extra lot.

Only 12 days to go! I cannot wait!
images via From Portland to Peonies and My Winter Wonderland

puzzling

There are about one million amazing things I could tell you about all of my grandparents. 

But, two things that will always stand out about my gram are (1) she loved doing cross word puzzles - so much that I really wanted to buy her the Largest Crossword Puzzle from SkyMall in sixth grade - and (2) she loved her hot toddies.

For those reasons, I firmly believe she would have loved these crossword coasters. Toddy + word puzzle + a conversation piece. What more could you want?