Cupcakes, Ponies and Christmas

I have mentioned before that my boyfriend and I house/dog sit several times a year, this time it is for three weeks at a lovely house with two Spoodle puppies. I love the dogs, but they are a lot of work, they have been barking a lot at night at possums, so I am feeling a little sleep deprived!

Also I am deprived of the internet there! I have had to travel home in order to catch up on my blogging; I will apologise in advance if I don't get back to you or don't visit as often as I would normally like to.
This will be our first Christmas away from home, and I have been missing the smell of our real pine tree that we normally get. But I consoled myself with a new pretty pink Christmas tree with the cutest new ornaments, cupcakes and My Little Ponies!

I love my fluffy white lights!

Isn't it lovely?? I am looking forward to the Christmas traditions we have like having my boyfriends sister over for gingerbread cookie decorating, and building the Ikea gingerbread house with my sister. I also plan on baking lots of Christmas cupcakes for my lovely workmates, I am thinking I will make gingerbread, red velvet, and peppermint candy cane flavoured ones, hardly original, but awesome Christmas flavours that I enjoy!!

Happy things to report:

• My mum has been allowed to put weight on her leg now, so that means no more crutches!
  
• I had a bit of a teary moment when I saw Cat's Little Miss Cupcake blog post, with my cupcake tote bag prize touring the beautiful city of Paris! Thank you so much Cat!
  
• The mermaid tote bag I made for Becky was featured on One Pretty Thing, thanks Rachel!
• The bird/turkish delight cupcakes I made were featured on Cupcakes Take the Cake! Thank you girls!
  

Last week of work before holidays! Woo!