Christmas week has arrived! The gifts sit wrapped and nestled under the tree, and our calendar is decorated with a few fun get-togethers this week. Kevin is off of work which is an added bonus and I’m truly looking forward to all that is in store for the upcoming week starting with my niece’s birthday party this afternoon! But with all we have planned, I think it’s also important to remember to make time for rest too. The holidays can…
With the new year right around the corner, there is no better time than now to dust off some of the dreams and aspirations that have taken up residence in a deeply buried spot of your heart and mind. I’m not talking about ordinary new year’s resolutions but rather, the kind of things you dream about doing but have been putting off year after year after year. Earlier this year I turned 26. I’m now in a new age group…
Happy Friday! The Christmas countdown has certainly begun around here. With less than two weeks to go, we have been busy finishing up our shopping, planning our Christmas dinner and also thinking about what we’d like to do on New Year’s Day. Today I thought I would share with you my favorite Christmas traditions. One Present… Growing up, the main Christmas tradition we had was that my brother and I were allowed to pick one present to open on Christmas…
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…
Most of you who read my blog are my peers age-wise and at this point in our lives, our 20s, there is a lot of growing going on. During this time in our life, we enter new responsibilities; securing employment, paying bills, rent or a mortgage, learning to budget, to grocery shop and cook – and to maintain the spaces we live in. We experience relationships, breakups, new friends, the loss of old friends, and some may experience grief for…
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…
I had something else planned for today’s post but life had other plans. I am not in the spirit to write the cheerful Christmas related post I had in mind for today. My family suffered a huge loss yesterday morning when our first family dog, Dexter, passed away. Dexter had been ill for a short time and never quite recovered after a surgery to remove a mass on his neck. It was determined he had cancer and the vet was…
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…