deck the halls!
yeah! i'm finally feeling better, and we're getting gussied up for december around here.
we have so many wonderful and interesting ornaments, given to us mostly by our mommas.
i treasure them and the memories each one holds.
darin built a fire in the woodstove and made us hot cocoa.
below are his two favorites. my mom got him the devil at a craft fair a couple years ago.
every year now when we unpack the decorations he's like, "where's my devil? where's my devil?"
the other one is from his boyhood, which he is obviously still kinda stuck in :)
we have lots of old sixties ornaments that came from my grandma and mom.
i love how detailed and quirky they are.
and....some new.
this was a funny gift from joey and em two years ago. yes i am mildly addicted. (gross i know)
taking time out to snuggle our little christmas kit.
later, he was not so relaxed....christmas tree, beware!
our tree.
every year i consider trying a theme, like rose-pink or turquoise, or snowy white.
but it always ends up a big folksy countryish conglomeration. and to me that looks homey and cheerful so (again) tidy precision out the window.
wearing:
sweater: my mom's from the 70s
blouse: hospice, thrifted over the summer for $1.50 (wearing it everyday lately)
black skirt: hospice, thrifted
legwarmers: gift from emily last christmas (etsy)
slippers: ?
happy holidays to all of you!
can't wait to make crafts, buy recycled gifts, bake, and list pretty vintage party dresses on etsy.
and most of all, to celebrate the solstice!
what are you looking forward to in december?
Comments
I digress, you guys are adorable. Happy Holidays!
Also, I sent you an e-mail :)
I can totally imagine your kitty jumping on the tree and knocking it down! Is it wrong that I think it'd be completely hilarious? ;)
Lovely visit to Christmas past. Old time tree. beautiful.
Blessings.
And I've said it before and I'll say it again, you and Darin are just the most adorable couple, one with very good taste in literature ;)
I'm looking forward to having our first own Christmas with C.'s sister, and thus leaving behind the repeat thanksgiving food, the traffic and present frenzy that seem to be the staples of many American Christmases.
We agreed on a stress-free Christmas day, and since we Finns traditionally celebrate on Christmas Eve, I plan to make some traditional dishes then, play Finnish Christmas music and decorate a small windfall branch with my grandma's ornaments. Oh it'll be fun! Yuletide and Solstice Joy to you and yours love, and thanks again for all.
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