Friday, December 1, 2017
Christmas Comes to Our House
Come on in, y'all!
The entryway...
Our Christmas card wreath just waiting to be filled...
The living room is filled with a variety of items, but front and center is the nativity. No matter what else is put out, this comes out every year.
Christmas villages on two half walls...
And a lighthouse on the trunk...
There are carolers on the mantel...
And a few more with their piano player on the stereo...
There are three tall wise men on the dining room table.
And even some pretty dishes in the china cabinet.
The kitchen is filled with gingerbread men and women!
Including a village on the shelf by the sink.
I even brought out my Christmas dishes this year...
Snowmen, snowmen, snowmen in the family room!
Now let's head up the stairs...
Halfway up, on the landing, is another village but this one is a little different - it's Bethlehem! I love this one. I created "mountains" out of thin cork...
The mantel in the master bedroom.
And a giant angel in the guestroom. She lights up the night!
One final look at the living room from upstairs.
Have you decorated yet? Whole house or just the living room?
P.S. I haven't bought any new decorations in years and many of these items were gifts. It takes a long time to get a Christmas house ;)
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
November in a Nutshell
November flew by! Les was home from McBRAAM less than a week when we flew to Hawaii.
I got in some good running.
Got hugs from one of my favorite little people...
We came home the Friday before Thanksgiving.
Les and I decided to spend Thanksgiving alone this year. This was our 29th Thanksgiving together (Les spent Thanksgiving 1989 with my family - we'd only been dating a couple months at that time) and only the third time we did not spend it with one of our families. We decided to go to Carmel. We had our Thanksgiving dinner at the Madonna Inn and it was incredible! I ordered the turkey dinner and Les got the ham so we could have some of both.
We spent Black Friday on our bikes! We rode 25 miles, most of it on 17 Mile Drive.
There are a lot of beautiful places in this world, but the central California coast is one of my favorites! I have so many memories from my childhood - it was our escape the crazy summer heat of Fresno go to spot.
We ate at La Bicyclette on Saturday.
And now it's Christmas time at our house! I spent seven hours decorating yesterday. I haven't gone all out in about six years, but this year I put everything out. Pictures coming soon!
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