Getting festive

Last night I decided it was finally acceptable to set up Christmas decorations! Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the weather (snow and all) the holiday music, and skiing season!

I put up the tree and hung the stockings and even Ridley is enjoying it all as she has been sleeping under the tree all evening.

Unfortunately I woke up feeling about 95 years older this morning with aches, pains and a gross cold. I got a substitute for the first time and spent my day being a bum. I was craving chicken noodle soup but didn't have any in the can, only fixings, so I made my own chicken noodle soup! I made the veggie broth in the picture below and then took out the random veggies and added chicken, noodles and odd and ends. Something else I love during this season; soup on a cold, snowy day!