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I love going through our old photographs. I wish I were organized enough (2014, I swear I will get organized) to have beautiful albums, color coded for seasons, and in chronologic order for date. HA HA HA – not to be confused with HO HO HO. My photos are in boxes, bins and drawers in…
For those of you who don’t already know this, I’m engaged! We are underway into our wedding planning, picking a date & venue, a photographer, and for me, one of the most important things of all…my bridesmaids! The decision on who these would be wasn’t hard. If anything, it was harder to narrow down the…
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is all of the catalogs and magazines that arrive in my mailbox on a daily basis. I draw so much inspiration from their pages. This Christmas my most favorite was in the Pottery Barn November/Holiday catalog. Their “Jingle” pillow just caught my eye and it was…
I don’t know what it is about rustic or old pieces…I love them. Maybe it brings back childhood memories of being at my grandparents homes or my addiction to Little House on the Prairie. Pa gets me every time 🙂 I really appreciate chippy, rusty and worn items. I’m drawn to them like a magnet….
Each year at Christmas I make homemade Mint Oreos and if I do say so myself, they are always a huge hit! Family members and friends are always asking for them this time of year. Last year I was perusing on Pinterest (weird, I know) and I saw this post about make elf shoes for…
Hey there…just a quick post today as I am feverishly working on final Christmas decor touches in my dining room. Thank goodness the rest of the house is done! This year, I have decided to go with a rustic touch in my decorations. I am showing you a sneak peek of my DIY table runner…
I have to tell you…I think that my dog, Starbuck, is the cutest dog in the world! He is sweet, loving and likes to wear sweaters, clothing and collars. I would not dress him otherwise – I promise. I have family and friends that have dogs and I started thinking about what gifts I could…
Today we are each going to share our Christmas mantle decor… Jennifer’s Mantle: Normally for my Christmas mantel decor I include greenery and my Santa collection, which is not nearly as big as my mother’s, but very sentimental as they were given to me by my grandma. This year I still wanted to use these…
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to spend it with family and friends! We know we had a great time this year and are now excited to really delve into the Christmas season, which is both my mom and I’s favorite holiday. We’ve been slowly working on some projects for Christmas,…
Each year at Christmas time the first thing I decorate with is my Santa Claus collection. I started a collection many years ago and I have added more Santa’s throughout the years. I can’t really remember what started my love for this sweet-faced jolly man. Possibly the joy of Christmas memories, or the feeling of…
Well…it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at my house! Most of our decorations were brought up from the basement last night. It took a few people and a lot of huffing and puffing, but I am grateful for the extra hands 🙂 While down in the basement, I brought up one of my…
I’m having a pity party…I have been sick for almost four weeks now! I started out with pneumonia which was no picnic to deal with. It was like two elephants sitting on my chest and uncomfortable to breathe. I was dutiful in taking all of my antibiotics, prednisone and used a nebulizer. I still have…