Now that we're in the Christmas spirit, thanks to a tree lighting ceremony, photos with Santa, an old movie, and festive decorations, it's time to get some to-dos checked off of the list.
Yesterday we we designed and ordered our Christmas cards! I'm a huge fan of photo cards (since they're adorable and you don't have to write on them) and I'll pick them up from Walgreens today. They make it really easy and a 50% off deal also makes it inexpensive. We took so many pictures this year so selecting the best few was the difficult part. A trip to the post office just might be in our future Advent calendar tasks soon. We'll mail some good will and get some festive stamps for our cards, too! [Last year's card pictured, of course]
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Yesterday, Saturday, I spent a good part of the day at home trying to get the place in order. The only exciting chore was unpacking the Christmas goodies!
Decorations, stockings, hats, and kitchen items are ready to serve their purpose once again. Check now to ensure that there's enough wrapping paper and tape in order to avoid an added trip to a crowded store later in the holiday madness! We will save decorating for another day, for now we're just slowly unearthing our stuff and taking stock of the inventory. It's a dream of mine to have many Christmas trees all with different themes. The one tree we've had for years is all candy and sweets and this is the year I'm finally expanding our tree family to two! Yesterday we had a busy day with work and a farewell dinner for some good friends of ours. It was a great time but the "see you laters" made me weepy.
When we were finally cozy at home we relaxed with an old Chiratmas movie. I'd never seen "White Christmas" before and the music, dancing, and old, charming humor and romance was just what was needed to cheer me up and get us in the Christmas spirit! We borrowed a copy from the library but I'm sure you can find it on TV, Netflix, or Hulu. Happy December! We're kicking off our Advent calendar and month worth of activities leading up to Christmas.
We've done a ton of travel lately and I'm so excited to stay put in Seattle for Christmas, enjoying the season and celebrating with my family who's coming to visit.This is just the second time we've spent Christmas in Seattle. The first time we'd just moved into our house, "the house with the fig tree", so this year's celebration will be much more relaxing and cozy. Last night we donned our elf hats and went to a local brewery for their tree lighting ceremony. "Brew Santa" did the honors as well as posed for photos in the actual brewing room! They released a cherry Christmas ale, ensuring that all of the grown ups have a jolly good time. How cute is our Polaroid? |
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