Merry Christmas! (Sorry, I might just be a little late.) I hope you all had some wonderful days with your family and loved ones! Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love decorating, giving presents and setting up the tree. But the best things about christmas are spending time with the family and listening to christmas songs. Also, one of my current obsessions is instagram (follow me if you like: eva_thoeni), I fear you have to deal with it in this post .

Some weeks ago I went on a mini vacation with my sister, to Vienna. We went to a lot of christmas fairs and it was my first visit at Starbucks too yay!

Just in time for christmas the snow arrived, I baked cookies and made some (pink!! because I’m a girl after all) almond slices in chocolate – my favorite christmas treats. This year I also put up my first fake (and white) christmas tree and I’m so happy I did. The only thing I miss is the scent of a real tree. Here in Austria we don’t set up the tree until the 24th of December and it will stay for at least 2 weeks after christmas.

Now it’s only a few more days until 2012 and I’m really excited for what the new year holds. I only finished my studies and started my new job in september so everything will be new and different this year. I never make new year’s resolutions but I really like to spend as much time as possible with my family, my books and my camera in 2012. What are your goals for the new year?