so as you know, this past weekend was a long holiday weekend for all of us in the states. the mr. and i were lucky enough to get 2 whole thanksgiving dinners with family AND we got to have a fancy date ushering in the christmas season.
unfortunately i didn't take time from our ravenous dinner anticipation to capture many photos. i only have a few from thanksgiving dinner #2 which i snapped while we waited for the food to cook.
in all seriousness, we actually did have a great time with our families, despite our photographic evidence to the contrary.
{the words were finally uttered, "ok, don't look like you have low blood sugar!"}
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saturday night we had ourselves a little decorating date. we picked up a wee tree, made ornaments from paper and felt, ate curry, drank cider, and listened to the best christmas radio station ever {big r radio ~ christmas classics station under the "eclectic" tab in itunes radio}. it was a blast!
{i made the stockings for the mr. and chloe cat, dannon made the one for me. isn't it great?!}
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also, this weekend, i got my ornament in the mail from micaela's ornament exchange! i received a super cute bird from my fabulous exchange partner lauryn of laureality {who takes the BEST christmas photographs ever}. it fits so perfectly in our little tree like a treasure. thanks lauryn, i love it!!
and that was my long holiday weekend. this week i'm continuing the search for a job, getting christmas presents ready, and maybe baking some cookies!
i hope you all are off to a great week, and happy last day of november!
I'm with you....The holiday weekend was so much fun that there just wasn't time for snapping pics! :)
ReplyDeleteLove that you guys make your ornaments, by the way!!
How incredibly fun! I love your outfit- and those boots are so cute!
ReplyDeleteLet the holidays begin!
ReplyDeleteI love your little tree. Those felt ornaments are super cute (of course they are... you made them!) and I love the little blue bird from Lauryn (I sent her an ornament in the swap last year! what a small blogging world it is). I just sent my ornaments off to my partner today, but since she's also in Canada, am hoping they won't take long to get to her.
Your stockings are great too. I made our ones as well, with felt and fabric scraps. I love hanging all four of them by the fireplace on Christmas Eve.
Hope you have a wonderful first week of December. Mmmm, cookies!
happy last day of November to you too Kim!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for your December updates!!! :D
sounds like a great start to the holidays!
ReplyDeleteVery cute. I'm glad you had a good Thanksgiving and lots of good food! I love your stockings for Christmas. What a great idea for you to each make the others stocking!
ReplyDeleteYour outfits are seriously some of the cutest I've ever seen. I so want to go shopping with you. (I'm still working on that post, by the way. School is taking over for a bit though.) And I'm so glad you had a wonderful weekend! I kinda miss putting the tree up (mine is in NJ) but I don't miss the cats dive-bombing it and breaking ornaments on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteI need to go shopping in your closet ;-) You're so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love your outfit!
ReplyDeleteWe put up our tree on Sunday, but sat making homemade ornaments last night! So much fun!
It does look like you had fun actually.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't snap pictures either - my parents house is too dark and dinner is very late usually.
Your outfit is so cute and I love the pictures. Just think, this is your first Christmas tree together. Its such a special thing to be able to decorate it together with home made ornaments. It will be a memory you both with cherish forever. Love you.
ReplyDeleteAwh your post is so cute! totally helped me get into the holiday mood... and I love the home-made ornaments :)
ReplyDeleteyour tree is so cute!
ReplyDeletei love the snowflakes!
Loving your boots! Loving your stocking! Loving your blog! Cute all round! Can't believe I haven't stumbled across you before!
ReplyDeletexox tash
Hee hee, I don't cope well with low blood sugar levels! I get REALLY grumpy, unbearably grumpy even.
ReplyDeleteYour tree and those stockings? Yum! I love it all!! And that little ornament is so beautiful!
I will happily send some of our snow your way to complete your Christmas scene beause we have far too much now. I didn't think there was a thing as too much snow, but now we have 2 and a half feet of snow and it's still going!! But i am enjoying it, and will enjoy it a little bit more just for you!! x
I love the ornament you received! I sent mine out but haven't received mine yet--so excited. Isn't the ornament swap such a fantastic idea?
ReplyDeleteI'm totally in the Christmas spirit as well. Listening to the Glee Christmas album now, as a matter of fact. :)
aw it looked like a magical thanksgiving!!!
ReplyDeleteyou have THE CUTEST style and crafting skills- i love those wooden stumps i spy under the tree and gifts already? i feel SO behind! every year i tell myself i'll start shopping earlier and earlier and i always seem to fail lol
Aw! i love seeing the ornament you got in the exchange... it's PERFECTLY you! lauryn did good but of course she would right? she's the cutest :) both of you are!
ps. THANK YOU for your well wishes on our MAGICAL day! i wanted to tell you and hinted when i commented on your wedding posts because i think the more you you put into your wedding day is exactly how it should be! xoxoxo
What a beautiful tree (and cute decorations!). I'm impressed by your hubby's Christmas stocking skills!
ReplyDeleteAnd, as always, CUTE outfit!
I love all the funny faces on the people! Not posed smiling! How fun!
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Sounds like such a delightful holiday!!!
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