I Heart Christmas... part 1

{Lots and lots of Christmas eve snacks... check}


{Fire in the fireplace... check}


{My grandparents down from New York for the holidays... check}


{Presents.... check}


{and moms that get WAY too excited about gifts from Michaels! :) check!}

Merry Christmas!

Wishing all my blog friends a very Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year!!

Pounce...

Have you ever done this... on etsy.com

You can just "pounce" on items that recently sold, or shops that are waiting for a sale. It is addictive.

A little something for me...

$16 via LolaBlossom

I wish I knew a baby girl that needed these adorable hats...

$29 via SparkleberryCrafts

Helarious cards

$15 set of 5 via Port Hope Press

Scrabble pillows with my godsons name (or 1/2 of it)

$98 via pillowhappy

I am thinking about getting a wall decal in Jan when we re-do our master bedroom... an "R" would be nice...

$19.99 via SimplyStickItDesigns

I could just browse all day...

A small thank you...

One of my "resolutions", if you will, for Christmas this year is to actually USE some of the stuff I've been accumulating at after Christmas sales for the past 2-3 years. I have quite the stash! :)

Today I whipped up some survival kits for my 6 managers... after Black Friday... they deserve it!


{I have a love/hate relationship with my edge rounder punch}


{A couple of add ons for the hot co-co}


{I LOVE making my own gift tags!}


{All together now!}


{wrapped and ready to roll}

All 6 of these cost me less than $5... sure, at some point I had to buy the mugs, and the paper, and stuff... but, all I had to buy today was marshmallows and hot chocolate mix! Whoot! Whoot!

I'm so THANKFUL...

I have a thankful heart all year... but, in November I get extra thankful. Recently several people in my inner circle have been having a difficult time... loss of jobs, loss of family members, difficulties raising babies, and rough relationships. The hubs and I feel so blessed... more blessed than we deserve to be. God is so good.

Three years ago we started something that I had no idea would turn into one of my most prized traditions...We like to snuggle in bed on Thanksgiving morning and share our appreciation and our thankfulness for the biggest and the littlest things in life... I wanted to share a few of mine with you.

{My Godly and loving relationship with my soul mate}
{our annoying puppy... who I love more than you can imagine}
{nicknames-terms of endearment that mean so much to me. prea.}
{our beautiful house, that although I am always trying to redecorate, we are blessed to have a place to raise our family}
{our jobs - exnay the commute}
{our family... healthy, happy, and each living very special and fulfilled lives}
{time... although it will never be enough, we make a special effort to spend QUALITY time together, and I cherish every minute}
{best friends, the ones you know will always be in your life}
{my monogram address stamp... vein, I know}
{our budget. DO NOT tell the hubs I said this. But, I am thankful that someone is looking out for our future. That someone is not me. Oh look, a sale!}


Have an amazing Thanksgiving.