Christmas Pie for Libby
If anyone has the soul of Christmas, it’s my buddy Libby.
Halloween is her favorite holiday, but Libby is the soul and heart of Christmas.
She’s like the Spirit of Christmas Present in a Muppet Christmas Carol– generous, full of laughter and joy and always extending a hand to those less fortunate. If she had a dollar to her name, she’d give you .99 cents.
This weekend, Ben and I got to share in the joy of helping Libby celebrate her graduation from a local university. She put herself through school while working, and was the first one in her family to graduate with a degree.
And when Libby asked me to make some pies for the celebration, I was honored. Thrilled. Delighted.
I love to feed people. Especially nice people like Libby.
Since Libby likes fancy things, instead of a regular crust, I stamped out stars from the dough and sprinkled them all over the pie.
Ben said it looked like a Quasimodo pie. Apparantly, it was a lot cuter in my head.
At least the pecan pie looked better.
But in the spirit of Libby, the only thing that mattered was dancing the night away and celebrating a truly exceptional woman and friend. With pie.
My only regret was that I didn’t get a picture of us together at the party.
A small price to pay for having too much fun to remember.
So Merry Christmas and Congratulations to my buddy Libby, with pie.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! We have a cute Christmas feature tomorrow, plus a special feature Saturday and Sunday! It’s seven days of Christmas Whimsy at the Pond!
December 22nd, 2011 at 1:46 am
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Libby sounds fabulous. So sweet of you to make pies for her celebration!!!
December 22nd, 2011 at 4:10 am
Aww MAJOR congrats to Libby! That is awesome.
And pie is the perfect way to celebrate any occasion. These look delicious!
December 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 am
love me some pie! that one looks really yummy!
merry Xmas!
here’s wishing you all the joys of the season.
xx
December 22nd, 2011 at 4:16 am
aw, libby sounds great!
December 22nd, 2011 at 4:21 am
Everything is better with good friends… and pie!
December 22nd, 2011 at 5:06 am
Congrats, Libby on achieving such a milestone!
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:09 am
I think the idea of stars is a great idea and I’ll bet before it went into the oven it looked great. Darn oven can change the shape of dough though. What an awesome friend you are and a huge congratulations to your friend on her graduation.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:20 am
Congrats to Libby!! Maybe fewer stars next time?
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:49 am
Yay for Libby!! I have a friend named Dori who has just become the first graduate in her family as well. We would say the word pie in Orlando and just crack up. So, I totally know how much fun you had with Libby. Congratulations to her and she’s so lucky to have a pie from the Whimsical Pie Queen herself.
December 22nd, 2011 at 8:13 am
She sounds delightful! And who doesn’t love pie?
December 22nd, 2011 at 8:45 am
I want a friend like Libby! And a pie like those!
December 22nd, 2011 at 9:18 am
Congratulations to Libby! I know how difficult it can be working and going to school full time, it’s quite the juggling act! Also, if you want to send a piece of that pecan pie my way…
December 22nd, 2011 at 10:27 am
Congrats Libby!! Yum, Pie!!
December 22nd, 2011 at 10:48 am
Libby sounds like so much fun — Merry Christmas to you both!
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Sounds like a great friend to have (actually you both do). Sorry I haven’t been around in so long, I’ve been totally lazy!
December 22nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm
What a lovely gift for a friend. The stars were cute; Ben was just confused.
December 22nd, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Beautiful pies for a wonderful celebration!
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:10 pm
so much pie!! looks like a great time.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Yay Libby! Congratulations! When I graduate will you make me not one, but three pies too? They look soooo yummy.
December 22nd, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Ciao !! Congrats to Libby and Buon Natale to you !!!!
December 22nd, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Congrats to her, what a wonderful achievement! I think your pie looks absolutely scrumptious. I always go for the treats that I can tell are homemade.
December 23rd, 2011 at 2:36 am
Libby, Libby, Libby and Pie in one post! Scrummo! Love them both. Many congratulations to Libby. Well done! xxoo
December 23rd, 2011 at 5:52 am
Aren’t you a good friend! She sounds like an amazing woman and quite deserving of your pie!
December 23rd, 2011 at 7:02 am
Congrats to Libby–she sounds like a remarkable young lady! And your pies look delish!!
December 23rd, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Congrats to Libby!
Buon Natale!
January 2nd, 2012 at 7:29 am
Thank you so much for the awesome blog post!!! And thank YOU invisible friends for your kind words and support! I have to say, I feel very blessed to have such a great friend like Miranda who will celebrate with me and make me DELICIOUS pies! Love and hugs to you all! ~ Libby