Hibernating

It hasn't been much of a winter so far.  I'm not complaining; I hate driving in snow.  But, the lack of winter weather has made it difficult to focus on all the wedding DIY projects I'd planned for my months of hibernation.

But, this morning, I woke up to SNOW!

And, it makes me feel like this:

Bears hibernating from wikipedia

I love when it's snowy and cold on the weekends (because I don't have anywhere I really need to be).

I plan on spending my day working on our invitation design.  Right now, I'm using this as the main inspiration:

Weddings by VIP

Since we plan on using papel picado in our reception decor, I thought these would be a great tie-in.  Plus, it's allowing me to make use of the Pazzles die cut machine I bought when we got engaged...  Eventually I plan on making a list of all the things I've bought with the hope of using them for wedding projects.  (The list will be longer if the Yudu screen printing kit stops being out of stock anytime soon...  screen printed OOT totes please.)

But, before I settle in to work on my design, I decided to make a hearty, cold weather friendly breakfast: Baked Oatmeal with Cranberries and Almonds.  I've been seeing a lot of these recipes posted on Pinterest (guess everyone is craving comfort food these blustery days).  I ended up using a recipe from Annie's Eats with a few modifications.

I used cranberries and almonds.  Plus, I replaced the maple syrup with agave nectar (when I realized we are out of maple syrup...  how did that happen?).  The cranberries definitely made it a bit more tart, but I love that kind of taste.

My breakfast...  Not sure the pic communicates the level of yumminess.

Now, back to wedding stuff...