Hey!! Thanks to you guys who left those great Washington D.C. recommendations yesterday! You gave me so many things to google and put down on our list. They all sound really fun. If you think of any more, just keep them coming. I think we're just going to have to do everything. :) 

I'll tell you a secret: we never took took down the Christmas lights in our bedroom. They've been up all these weeks.. months. We just love plugging them in for a mellow light first thing in the morning. And of course, it's still very much winter here, so it does look a little Christmasy. And when I make my licorice spice tea, it even smells a little Christmasy. And I made pecan tassies last week to kick off the weekend, so now it even tastes like Christmas. Grant came home from work on Friday and ate half of the teeny pecan pies immediately. A pretty good sign. I never got around to making these traditional Christmas treats during the holidays this year, but I think I might like them even better in March. Now that I'm reminded of how delicious they are, I'm of the opinion that these incredible pie bites shouldn't be lost amongst other holiday goodies- they can stand on their own feet. They're sooooo good! Rich and nutty and slightly sweet. There's cream cheese in that crust, guys. I bet you can't eat just one.


I adapted my sister-in-law's good recipe to suit what ingredients I had on hand and to make them gluten-free. Let it be known: butter and cream cheese are rampant here, so these are not dairy free like a lot of my other desserts. Like this cake, or this cake, or these cookies, or these bars. Which are all gluten and dairy free.