advent: day 23

two activities in one! since yesterday's advent activity didn't happen we had double duty today. but it worked out because today's activity was handing out cards and cinnamon rolls to those lucky enough to enjoy them :) i don't think i got any pictures of the rolls, but i did snap one last year. speaking of which, i just went back to search for the post i was SURE i wrote about these ridiculously amazing cinnamon rolls and was aghast to discover it didn't exist. how is it possible that i missed that?! i apologize, sincerely, for this oversight. these cinnamon rolls are THE cinnamon rolls from pioneer woman and let me tell you they became a christmas tradition last year. absolutely easy to make and to die for good, you must get thee to the kitchen immediately and make! now! (candace they would make you sicker than a dog but they would totally be worth it.)

mmmm....wish i still had a pan of these babies!

tonight we were also fortunate to host eddie, natalie and their son ryley for dinner. natalie is currently my bsf leader, and her and eddie recently started attending mars hill. they live right up the street from us so they are in our community group too! and if we didn't need another connection, ryley is also a westmont grad :). that is actually how we met. the very first year i joined bsf, i would follow this car with a westmont parent sticker home every week. one night eric and i were driving around looking at siding on houses (i know, so random) and i spotted the car. eddie was out front, so we introduced ourselves and natalie came out and we got to meet her too. the next year natalie ended up being the bsf leader for some friends, which led her to mars hill...and that kind of catches us up to now.

anyway, ryley was a business major like eric, and as it turns out currently works for one of eric's good friends from westmont. really we live in such a small world. we had a lovely evening of conversation and yummy food and i think everyone really enjoyed themselves! here's to friends and small worlds :)