Put a Light On

We've been going to Nature in Lights at BLORA for years and love it, but aren't too crazy about waiting three hours in line. This year we discovered the secret to not waiting. Go after Christmas, of course! There were maybe four cars there. We were even able to walk around and enjoy the lights. Can't beat that.

Fun fact: The law firm Tad works at sponsored one of the light displays. I can't remember which one, but I'm going to pretend it was the one representing the gorgeous USA.

Am I the only one who gets flashbacks of Lite Brite looking at these pictures? I think it's time to bring that game back.

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours! Overflowing with joy and thankfulness this holiday season.

"When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy." Matthew 2:10

Home For The Holidays

There was a point in my life when I probably didn't appreciate the Christmas song "Home for the Holidays" as much as I should. Not anymore. I totally get it now. This week was much needed with friends and loved ones. I didn't get as many pictures as I'd hoped with our families. Guess you could say I was just enjoying living in the moment. Maybe I was also a little too lazy to get the camera out of the bag. That's what my handy dandy iPhone is for. Especially for those moments when your husband is just as excited as a child on Christmas Eve. Yes, for moments like that.

Hope your Christmas was full of love and joy!



Our Christmas Casa

I absolutely love this time of year and having the Christmas spirit in our home. Didn't exactly realize how expensive Christmas decorations can be when starting from scratch. Yikes. We decided to go with a minimalist theme this year if you will. We purchased our pre-lit Christmas tree and ornaments from Family Dollar. It was a steal! Let's be honest, I love that store. It might not be the fluffiest tree on the block, but it's perfect for us this year. We also purchased little decorations from Ikea. The star for our tree was $1. Sold.

Our advent calendar is a little Christmas town. How cute is that? Every house has their own story. I simply printed these off from here and we just cut and folded away. Voila!

I just had to have this adorable ceramic deer head from Target. My justification is that it doesn't necessarily have to be up for Christmas only. This can be up all year. Tad, hold me to that. In the summer, we can spruce him up with a pair of sunglasses.

Already setting my sights on stockings and a beautiful Nativity Set for next year. As the years go on I hope our Christmas decorations become more colorful and bright and well, even a little tacky.  I didn't know that making these Holiday memories with Tad could be as wonderful as those as a kid, but they are. Overflowing with joy and thankfulness this month.

Season's Greetings

We mailed out our Christmas cards to family and close friends last week. An awesome fact about this card? Proceeds went to Living Water. The best part of this time of year is giving back.

Hope everyone is having the most wonderful Holiday season!