Christmas Season

I love this time of year! Thanks to pinterest and crafty blogs, this year more than ever I was excited to decorate for Christmas. Here are a some things around my house:

These were wine bottles that I spray painted, and then used Epsom salt to cover them. Here's the tutorial: Wine bottles

I made this paper flower wreath (putting old college text books to good use!) last summer but added the two red felt flowers for Christmas. I spent WAY too many hours making this wreath so I'm going to find a way to make it fit each season!

pine cone window

Another pinterest find: candles

I just wish there was more time for all the decorations to be up - It is too short!

Merry Christmas and happy decorating!

Good Start

I woke up this morning to an email that drastically changed my mood for the better. Nicole over at Three's 4 Me asked me if she could feature me on her blog for Small Business Day. I was so excited! Thank you Nicole - you made me so happy! Definitely the highlight of my day.

I really like this scarf that I got last year from Old Navy, especially because it was one of those crazy deals when I got it for a $1.00 (and I of course bought six of them to give as gifts). However it is shaped like a big square and I see this as the only way to wear it which kind of makes me feel like a cowboy or a bank robber. I guess the fact that is is bright pink and other neon colors probably makes that not true, right?

And here's a picture of my decorated Christmas tree. I LOVE this time of year!

Back to Work

As much as I love my job, going back to work after a holiday break is so hard! I get really sad when things that I greatly look forward to (like Thanksgiving week) are over and that we have to wait a whole year for it to come again. Good thing Christmas break is only three weeks away!

I may be one of the cheaper people you could ever meet, especially when it comes to finding and buying cheap clothes. I bought this jacket about a year ago from Target, for about $7. I debated about it for awhile, thinking it was a little too "motorcycle-ish" for me. The more I wear it the more I like it and am now I am very happy with my purchase!

Favorite Day of the Year

Yesterday my family went to cut down our Christmas trees. I think it is my favorite day of the year. It might even beat Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas. We always go to the same place. Eat their delicious homemade donuts, drink hot chocolate and find our trees. Then we spend the evening decorating the tree, eating deep dish Chicago pizza and watching a Christmas movie. I LOVE everything about it!

Here's my sweet nephew who is now old enough to love the experience too!

Looking for trees with my husband

My family on the tractor to go get our tree

We found our perfect tree!

Me, my future sister in law Lauren, and my sister Lauren with her daughter

Happy tree decorating!!

Family

My sister and her family are in for the week which means I get the use the cutest baby model to show off my new headband from my etsy shop. Isn't she adorable?

Happy day after Thanksgiving! We're off to go cut down our Christmas tree!

Thankful

Last year Chris came up with one of my favorite ideas ever. He took a piece of brown butcher paper and taped it to the ledge right by our stairs and wrote Thanksgiving 2010 so throughout the month of November we could write things we were thankful for. We did it again this year too. I plan on saving all of them and making them into a book or something so we can look back to see all the ways God has blessed us in those years. There are SO many things I am thankful for and this is a great reminder. I can't wait to continue this tradition yearly, especially once we have kids that can participate too!