then Thanksgiving with the Rasmussens, Thanksgiving with the Bergs and lastly, "family night" with my sorority family.
It was wonderful spending lots of time with all my families, and with those holiday celebrations, came a celebration of my birthday with twin sister Sara, as well as a celebration of Sara's engagement to her wonderful catch of a man- Scott!
These two have had a whirlwind romance but they are so good together I know that they will have a long and happy marriage! The date to save is June 14th, with a lakeside ceremony in Okoboji! (and as a bridesmaid, i am sure i will be busy in the upcoming months)Actually, one of my first tasks was to help her ask her personal attendant, bridesmaids and flower girl to be a part of the wedding, so I made some chocolate cupcakes, cut out a hole from the top, and placed "laminated" (ok, actually, it was tape on two sides of a note) pieces of paper asking each girl to be a part of the wedding. It was covered in vanilla bean buttercream and then fondant, showcasing Sara's "jewel toned" colors that will be in her wedding bouquet.
And with my husband Bradley as the photographer (www.bradleyjensen.com) this is sure to be a beautiful and very family-oriented affair! :)
Besides prepping for the Christmas rush, I also had the opportunity for inventing new creations, and with that came a Thanksgiving tart of sweet tart dough, cranberries, honey roasted apples, candied almonds, frangipane and golden raisins! *yum*
I also had my first attempt at French macarons, which was successful, and produced some vanilla almond and nutella treats!
Lastly, for the twin birthday, I asked Sara what she would like for our birthday cake, and made a yummy chocolate ginger mousse and raspberry torte!
All in all, November was a time for family togetherness
and family traditions (like Berg Kumlas), lots of food and fun and many, many photos!
Well, that should take care of last month...I will post a tad later about our adventures in December!
