I’ve always loved getting Christmas ornaments on our travels. Something to add to our tree each year to help us remember a fun moment. I knew I wanted to do the same with my kids as a way to commemorate special memories from each year. So each December we choose a few ornaments to represent … Continue reading A New Christmas Tradition
I am really looking forward to being with our families this weekend. I keep thinking about all of the fun and festive things I want to do while we are all together and my list reads a little bit like Buddy's in Elf..."first we’ll make snow angels for two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, … Continue reading Festive Activities for the Holiday Weekend
HappyMonday! Only 7 more sleeps until Christmas, can you believe it?! The holiday season always flies by and this year especially. I was kind of struggling to get into the holiday spirit this year. Something just felt off but that all changed this weekend. We spent Sunday morning downtown admiring the festive decor. I wore … Continue reading Christmas Downtown
December is flying by and while I was highly anticipating this time of year I don't feel like I have done very much to truly enjoy the season. Christmas is only 2 weeks away so I am making a holiday bucket list for myself to make sure I do all that I can to enjoy … Continue reading Holiday Bucket List
Traditions are, and always have been, very important to me. In part because some of my favorite childhood memories have to do with family traditions at holidays and also because I love to plan ahead and traditions are something I can look forward to and expect every year. While I always look forward to old … Continue reading Holiday Traditions
This is the 3rd year that Andrew and I have picked out our Christmas tree together and it makes me so happy. To me, there is just something SO special about having a real Christmas tree in our house during this season. The smell is AMAZING and just the act of going to pick out … Continue reading Finding Our Christmas Tree
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and enjoyed the long weekend! It is officially the Christmas season and I couldn't be more excited about it. To be honest I have been in the holiday spirit since early November but was trying to focus on Fall and Thanksgiving. before getting too carried away. … Continue reading Getting in the Holiday Spirit
This season is truly my favorite time of the year. I love having all of our holiday decor up, picking out a tree, wrapping presents, etc. If I could I would leave it our holiday decor out all year long. After Thanksgiving I was super anxious to put up our tree and get all of … Continue reading Deck the Halls
Having a real Christmas Tree is one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. It is so much fun to pick out your favorite tree and the SMELL- the whole house smells wonderful all season long! The Sunday after Thanksgiving we went to pick out our Christmas Tree from Mulhall's. The plan was to … Continue reading Festive Tree Trimming
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