Friday Link-Up

Family holiday photo outtake. I’m special…

It was so nice to relax and catch up with my Google Reader over the holiday break. It has been the unfortunate victim of my travel and work schedule, and has had the dismal “1000+” sitting next to my “All Entries” for far too long. Having around 500 RSS subscriptions probably doesn’t help, but I just can’t bring myself to un-subscribe from anyone.

Here are some fun links I came across:

Food

• I’m really lazy about my hot chocolate, but if I wasn’t, I’d definitely be making this. (via My New Roots)
• This will definitely be on my menu next week, followed by this. (via Simply Recipes and Steamy Kitchen)
• We made this last week, it was pretty special. (via My New Roots)
• These These Miso-Lemon Green Beans look amazing! (via Gracefulfitness)
• I haven’t had risotto in forever, but this looks amazing! (via A Foodie Stays Fit)
• This winter salad looks to die for (as does this soup). (via Green Kitchen Stories)

DIY

• A little late for this holiday, but I love these green glass snow globes. (via Michelle Smith)
• Since a big goal of mine is to finally learn to knit and crochet, I’m pinning this Rick Rack Scarf Pattern (via The Purl Bee)
• I’m definitely doing this with my awesome front row Eddie Vedder ticket stubs, so cool! (via Pinterest)
• I know I’m supposed to be a grown-up, but this is awesome. (via Domestic Charm)
• Loving the idea of a big stitch knit rug for our living room. (via The Purl Bee)

Other Reads

• I love these stamps from Ampersandity. (via Unruly Things)
• I very much love the idea of slow blogging, and hope to do it myself this year (via Design for Mankind)
• 21 Simple Things To Do to Prepare for a Successful 2013 (via Mark’s Daily Apple)

Have any big weekend/New Year’s plans? This weekend we have some client work to do before we jet off to Springfield for New Year’s Eve. Well, scratch that. As I was writing this post, Neil realized he was on-call and we’re now home for New Year’s. Any suggestions on fun ways to make a relatively quiet New Year’s at home special? I definitely think all his favorite foods will be on the menu. What a bummer!