Christmas Cheer

Monday, December 12, 2011

Christmas has to be my favorite time of year.  Being a December baby (Dec. 1) I like to think that all of the decorations are put up in celebration of me.  :)  I know that is not the case, but regardless of the reason that the decorations are being put up, it brings a smile to my face.  I like all of the lights that our neighbors are stringing in the trees and on their homes.  I like the garland that the City has placed on all bridges throughout.  I like the Christmas trees all decorated and displayed in the window for all to see.  I think that, regardless of a person's beliefs, they can enjoy all of the decorations and festivity of the holiday season.

David and I are still transitioning into married life and living together and it seems like everyday I find that there is something that I am missing, something that I had while living alone or something that I had growing up.  I'm not talking about things in my life, I simply talking about things....like a Christmas tree, stockings, lights, etc.  Lol.  Growing up we always decorated our Christmas tree as a family, each person putting their favorite ornaments on the tree and trying to find space for the ginormous bows.  After the family tree was completed, my sister and I would decorate our small room trees...-these trees were always so much fun and a sample of our personalities. We each had a stocking that would hang on the mantle or lay on the fireplace step and we couldn't wait to see what Santa had left in there on Christmas day.  I think the best memory that I have of the Christmas holiday is getting on the roof and hanging lights with my dad.  We did this every year and always together--this was our father daughter activity. 


Now that I am older and married, we don't have all of the Christmas decorating supplies!  David and I had agreed to fore go buying a tree this year since we will be traveling and we could get one on sale after the holiday season, but after seeing everyone else decorate I got sad.  :(  I really want a tree to put up and to decorate as our small family of two.  I have slowly purchased some holiday things at Hobby Lobby (all Christmas items are 50% off!).  I got us each a pretty stocking to hang on the fireplace mantle, decorated our dining room table, and made a pretty red wreath to hang on our door.  I'm hoping that all of the small things will jump start David and we can go out and buy a Christmas tree together.  He has already promised that this will happen, I'm just waiting on the when.  I'm trying to push for Sunday. hehe.  We are also going to put some lights up outside in our bushes, but we can't do that until the weekend.  We will not be putting the lights on the house because the roof is WAY to steep for me to get up there.  These projects are going to have to wait for the weekend because it is dark before either of us get home.  Thanks Daylight Savings Time!  I have faith that we will get these things done and have a pretty decorated house to enjoy this holiday season. 

I have taken a few pictures of the decorating that is going on at our house.  Christmas Spirit has definitely taken over me, and I love it! 


Merry Christmas everyone!!



Red Burlap Wreath
  
 

 Update:  We bought a tree and I love it! I think it is prettier than any other artificial tree that I had seen.  We got this one at Sears!  :) I posted a picture at the end of this post.  Here are pictures of the fireplace, coffee table arrangement and dining room.  Did I mention that I LOVE this time of year?



Our House

WE WON SECOND PLACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!!


Dining Table
 

Close-up of arrangement
 

Coffee Table arrangement



Fireplace
 
Close-up of Fabric Trees

Our Christmas Tree!
  

Pin It

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...