I am so excited to finally have all of our Christmas decorations out. Our home feels so festive and cheerful! This year we continued our tradition of putting the Christmas tree up Thanksgiving night while Julia was in bed. When she got up in the morning she walked into the family room and her eyes lit up! Finally her very own “ho ho tree” had arrived… ? In today’s post, I want to share with you a few photos of…
We recently had our first snowfall of the season here! I’m not a huge fan of the snow but as I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I’m trying to take a new approach to my feelings about the seasons. Here in New England, we experience all four seasons, but winter definitely tends to feel the longest. However, one of the upsides of winter is that it gives us the perfect excuse to stay home and indulge in all the cozy…
Oh, December, the month of Christmas joy! I am so excited for all the fun seasonal activities that lie ahead this month! Today I want to share with you a Christmastime Bucket List that I made. There are so many fun and quintessentially festive things to do in December leading up to Christmas. From taking a leisurely drive to see the festive lights people hang outside their homes to baking and decorating Christmas cookies and curling up on the couch…
Happy Friday readers! I hope this post is finding you happy, healthy and cozy on this official start of the Christmas season!? I hope Thanksgiving was good to you! Our Thanksgiving went great! We wound up having 17 people altogether and there was a ton of yummy food to go around. This year I went for a really simple tablescape. We got new plates this year from The Christmas Tree Shop. They’re lightweight and reuseable plastic with a simple design….
Thanksgiving week has finally arrived! The turkey has been moved from the freezer to the fridge, the deep cleaning is well underway, and last-minute odds and ends will be done by Tuesday. So let’s see here… Menu? Check. Groceries? Check. Tableware? Check. Music? CHECK! That’s right! You can’t forget your playlist for Thanksgiving dinner! Crafting a playlist for the holidays is one of my favorite things to do and over the years I’ve enjoyed finding songs that fit the Thanksgiving mood…
Today I want to share with you the things I do to make our home feel cozy all year long. We currently rent so these are things anyone can do that do not require too much alteration to the space you are already working with. 1: House Plants It is scientifically proven that keeping plants in our homes improves our mood and lowers our stress and I can attest to this! I currently have 12 indoor plants and I…
It’s September 1st and to me, that means it is *officially* ok to start celebrating fall! Although I do enjoy summer time, this year has been a crazy one! Between many humid days and a dangerous outbreak in our area of mosquitos with EEE (which resulted in limited outdoor fun) I am more than ready for fall! Although the real fall weather is still a few weeks away I see no harm in planning ahead 😉 I look forward to…
This will be our second year hosting both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hosting the holidays was something I had dreamed about doing for years. Growing up, my grandmother used to host the holidays and I used to look forward to the whole family getting together to enjoy dinner together in my grandparent’s small but cozy dining room. After my grandparents passed away, my godmother picked up the hosting, but once I got married, it was passed down to me. As stressful…
Who doesn’t love Christmas time? I think we can all agree that Christmas has the most magic when you’re a child, but when you become a parent, that magic comes back through your children. This year is Julia’s very first Christmas, and while she will only be a bit over four months old, I’m already thinking about some traditions I would love to start and maintain over the years. When I was a child, one tradition that we had was…