HomeOur Sweet Life!RecipesAppetizersBreakfastCookiesCupcakesDesserts GaloreDrinksEntreesSidesLink LoveContactAs Featured OnCustom OrdersBaking my way through the trials and triumphs of life!Written on July 11, 2014 by Kate 2 Comments - Leave a comment!Testing… testing… Is this blog still working? Happy summer friends! I’m guessing you are probably sick of looking at Christmas shoe cookies. Several people have asked me if I’m still making cookies. That is a definite yes. It’s the posting and photo-taking that’s lagging. I’m  still trying to find balance (have yet to arrive at that destination), and still savoring my time raising my boy (who, by the way, turned 13 this past May). Hope you are enjoying this beautiful summer. More cookie posts to come soon.cookies, Other2 Comments - Leave a comment!   Print This PostWritten on December 24, 2013 by Kate 2 Comments - Leave a comment!Merry Christmas Eve Everyone!If you have procrastinated with my gift this year, just remember shoes are the way to my heart… along with wine & fresh flowers. You know your obsession with shoes has gone way too far when you pick out your shoes first each morning, and coordinate everything else around them.  My Christmas present to self this year is on its way… Valentino rainboots  that I found on Gilt for WAY too great of a deal… I was kind of hoping Santa would bring lots of rain, but seeing how it’s almost eighty this Christmas Eve, I may have to wait to wear them. These high heel cookies with matching handbags were made for my mom’s annual luncheon with here girlfriends. They start around lunchtime and end after midnight. It’s a two meal party… how awesome is that? And speaking of parties, I am  already thinking ahead to the perfect heels for New Year’s.Here are my top five picks:I have been pining over these shoes for the past few weeks. They are on sale at Kate Spade right now. My Kate Spade gift card is burning a hole in my pocket, so I just may have to put it to good use on these. You can never go wrong with animal prints.And these are my all-time favorite New Year’s shoes, also Kate Spade and the same style as the leopard ones. The sparkles just scream New Year’s!By no means am I a shoe snob. I LOVE when I find a deal on shoes. These are on sale at Nordstrom for under fifty dollars, and I would probably get a lot more use out of these than the sparkly ones above.If I could justify another pair of boots, which I can’t, these ones from Anthropologie would be my pick. I have a thing for bows if you haven’t noticed.  I also have a thing for boots. These shoes, unlike my other picks are much more appropriate for the New Year’s party I am hosting.Truth be told though, I’m really praying for rain this New Year’s Eve so I can wear my new, shiny, black Valentino rainboots with the signature Valentino bow.Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas