At times my “31 Things to do” before I hit 32 seems to be ticking along and progress seems to be made, but then other times I look at the list and feel overwhelmed by how many are left.
Though November was a very good month for checking off items.
I finished reading 25 books and have continued along – now I am up to 28. I’ve read some great ones, some ok ones and a couple that I wish I hadn’t have wasted my time one.
I also went away for a weekend with Nate, which we have never done. We went to Canmore for the weekend, stayed in a nice hotel, ate some terrific food, tried to snow shoe (there was no snow), and did some shopping.
While we were there we also made a stop in Banff which allowed me to check another thing off my list.
In November I also completed a long time goal of mine and that was to make from scratch – not a box – a double layer chocolate cake. I had tried it one time before and it was and EPIC fail. So I thought I would go with, in my opinion, the best baker on the market right now – Anna Olsen. I’ve always been a fan and have had her cookbook SUGAR for ages. With her help and good directions I was able to create my first double layer chocolate cake with a buttercream from scratch.
As I look at the picture I see I need some icing help – but that could be on next year’s list.
Your cake looked much better in real life.
We cruised through Banff last year on our way back from visiting family in Calgary. I wished we had more time because there was just so much to see and do.
Banff is lovely. Especially in the winter time when they decorate the town for Christmas. It is magical.