Yarn Ball + Blue Lagoon

Thank you everyone for your sweet comments on my 5k post – you guys are too kind! 🙂

After successfully running my first ever 5k, I went home, showered, blogged and then headed out for a yarn-y day with my friend Megan.

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We hit up Barnes & Noble and grabbed a table in the cafe. I love coming to bookstores to hang out. I like discovering new books and magazines and the generally relaxing environment. Sipping on hot lattes is pretty awesome, too.

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Megan is a wonderful knitter but new to crochet, so I promised to teach her. We ran into a bit of an issue trying to find the inside tail on this orange ball of yarn, but we eventually got it sorted out.

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Check out Megan’s first chain. She’s on her way!

She already has a fabulous amigurumi project lined up…I hope she can finish it by Christmas!! 🙂

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After the yarn fun, I headed home to get ready for my company’s Christmas party. I used to be a bit of a shopaholic, but since purchasing the house, I’ve cut back. WAY back. I basically never shop. So while I used to purchase a new dress for this type of event, I shopped my closet instead and pulled out a LBD (little black dress).

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They were passing out appetizers at the beginning of the night. I fell in love with these little cheese puffs and am really hoping I can figure out the recipe later.

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As for cocktails, I asked for something fruity and got this strange-looking concoction. We brainstormed names for it and came up with: Great White Shark, Blue Lagoon, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

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As for eats, I started with a dressing-soaked Caesar salad. Remind me to start ordering the dressing on the side! Phew!

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For the main event, I had the filet along with some asparagus, mushrooms, and scalloped potatoes.

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Everything was super delicious!

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Especially the sweet ending – dessert! There was cheesecake, creme brulee, and chocolate pecan pie. Mmm…nommy noms!

Did anyone else have a company holiday party this weekend? Did you do anything fun?

17 thoughts on “Yarn Ball + Blue Lagoon”

  1. Oh my goodness that dessert plate looks fan-freaking-tastic. Three desserts? Yes, please!!

    I actually did have a “company” Christmas party…that’s what my friends called their blowout debaucherous holiday party. It was a blast though!

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  2. Mmm…that food looks delish! The company you work for must be doing pretty well to throw a nice holiday party complete with dinner. With mine, we just have a potluck. Then again, that could be because we’re a remote office. I have no idea what they do at corporate. Actually, the last few places I worked out have always downgraded the holiday party to save money. I’d love to get dressed up for a party!

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  3. Quite an interesting looking cocktail – but in a good way! I always think fruity drinks = pink but that sure is one gorgeous shade of green!

    I’ve had a super chill weekend, but it was exactly what I needed! Lots of baking, football, and one hell of a workout this morning!

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  4. I finally baked some Choco Chip Dough Balls today! They were good! However, they didn’t quite look like yours – they was not as doughy as I had hoped – did I bake them too long? Plus, aside from the chocolate chips, the actual baked dough was lacking a bit of flavor and sweetness – what do you think I am missing? Perhaps add more butter (I didn’t have a stick of butter, just took from a tub of butter, so perhaps my measurements were off)? Add more salt? Guess I will have to bake another batch soon. 🙂 Maybe next time, I will add peanut butter!

    Thank you for sharing a great recipe! I already ate three dough balls. 🙂 I hope that my next batch will be better, though!

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    • Hey Tiffany, if you add too much more butter or sugar, they won’t stay in the ball shape. I’ve heard a lot of people added extra salt and they preferred the balls that way. HTH and happy baking! 🙂

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  5. Wow, what an incredible holiday spread for your work party!

    We have a pizza party on Thursday and then a potluck on Tuesday. Not fancy, but lots of options. 🙂

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  6. I absolutely love Barnes & Noble. You’re so right about the relaxing atmosphere, I could wander around in there for hours.

    Your holiday party looks amazing. My hospital is super cheap so not only did we have to use PTO for the hour and a half we were gone for yesterday’s crappy Mexican lunch, but we also had to pay for it out of pocket 🙁

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