Random thoughts on the Saturday before Christmas:
1. I’m sending all the Christmas wishes and joy from our house to yours this week.
2. My favorite thing about this Christmas? It’s full of rest and joy and books and family.
3. We are having a family talent show on Christmas Eve. We have a french horn solo and a piano player and a comedy set and trumpeter playing “That Good ‘Ole Baylor Line.”
Denton is even printing programs.
It’s going to be EPIC.
4. We are heading out on a cruise after Christmas. I was going to order a new dress, but I just shopped my closet from last summer and found a few dresses that fit now because I lost weight and I’ve been exercising.
Merry Christmas to me.
5. It was an amazing week on the blog. We talked about:
- what was behind door number one
- creative ideas for the Christmas table (and the BEST recipe)
- 20 decorating ideas from the Southern Living Idea House
- 21 last-minute gift ideas for Christmas
And now?
Let’s see all the amazing things I found for us from around the web (including lots of recipes).
Isn’t this the prettiest Christmas dining room?
The mural on the wall is amazing.
You can see the entire room here.
Hello breakfast.
Nice to meet you.
If you are looking for something for breakfast, these pecan sticky buns look so yummy.
See the recipe here.
The sweetest little tinsel tree.
And wait until you see the packages.
See the entire space under the eves here.
And this cranberry fizz “mocktail.”
It’s the perfect addition to New Year’s Eve.
See the drink recipe here.
And in random news:
The most popular home tours of 2024
These yummy scones
7 decluttering tips
These paper-bag snowflakes
65 New Year’s resolutions you’ll actually keep
These snickerdoodles
These Christmas movie ideas
How to add cheer during a difficult time
12 of the cutest Christmas towns in America
These red velvet snowflakes with cream cheese icing
These DIY Christmas clothespin snowflakes
How to preserve greenery the easy way
And this:
This post just feels like Christmas to me
I sighed when I read it
And one more for the road
Planning ahead a little.
These ideas will take your decor from Christmas into winter.
You can see them here.
May your week be merry and bright and….
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS
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