O Christmas Tree!

We finally finished our decorating our Christmas tree tonight! It has been sitting in the living room all week without any lights or ornaments, it was pitiful looking :( Tonight when we both got home work we put dinner in the over and started on the tree. It really didn't take us that long maybe 45 minutes to an hour.  For some reason this year I just couldn't get myself moitvated.

Our beautiful tree! I love turning the lights off and sit in the living room with just the tree and garland lights on the mantle on, so cozy! I know this picture is a little blurry...

Here is one with the lights on, but it still looks so bare withour any Christmas gifts under the tree.  We plan on getting most of our shopping done tomorrow.  Christian and I are only doing stockings for each other this year, so it makes it nice and easy!

Every year Christian and I buy ornaments for each others stockings.  I usually try to get Christian one the relates to what is going on in our life that year.  This was from 2006 and we were leaving Christmas day to go to Colorado to go snowboarding, so I got this little skiing onranment!

Last year Christian built his salt water aquarium, so I got him  tropical fish ornament!

A Christmas Story is one of my favorite movies and I had to get this ornament last year when I saw it at Wal Mart! I love Ralpy!

We don't have a themed tree or a real fancey tree, but we love all of our oranments we have gathered over the years! It is always fun to get them out each year and look back!

Tonight after we finished with the tree, we watched Four Christmases and oh my it was funny!

We both laughed so hard at this movie! I thought it was so cute and would probably watch it again!

I hope you all had a wonderful Friday!

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I've been so bus today and yesterday I haven't even had time to get on the computer.  Yesterday after work I went and got my hair done! I love it and will share pictures soon. After my hair we rushed to go meet some friends for dinner across town and didn't get home until after 10...way too late for me! Then tonight I had to go dinner with work because we've been training our new office in Charlotter and they did dinner for us tongiht. Now I am laying on the floor cuddling with my Buddy! I hope you all have a happy Friday and I promise to be interesting in my next blog post!

Christmas Lights!

Last night Christian and I put out our Christmas decorations around the house and lights outside on the bushes.  I haven't taken any pictures of the inside decorations yet, I am waiting until we get our Christmas tree finished and I'll do a post all together.  Our poor tree is standing in our living with no lights or ornaments, it looks pitiful! By the end of the week it will be beautiful!

Here is Christian putting the lights on the bushes last night. Yes I know we have white strands on green bushes, but you really can't tell once they are all up and tucked in the bush. It was so cold last night I felt sorry for Christian out in the cold, so I tried to keep him company by supervising!

Here is the final product! I know it is dark and hard to see but it was like 10 at night.  We only did the bushed b/c I don't think we are allowed to put lights on the house.  We live in a townhome and we have a really strict and annoying association.  We loved our townhome when we first bought it, but it time for a house house!!!

Tonight we have not really done much of anything.  Christian has been paying bills (yes I am lucky and he takes care of all the bills) and I'm watching TV! After dinner I made Puppy Chow or Muddy Buddy, whatever you want to call it.

I couldn't really get the chocolate all over the chex, so if any of you have any suggestions...please share!!!! I love this stuff and haven't made it in a few years. I think I might take it to work tomorrow, that way I will not eat the whole bowl myself..HA!

A New Look!

As you can all see I got a new blog design from Leslie at  Lamberts Lately.  I am so happy with the new look and so excited about it. I was a little nervous about getting one b/c one I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a design and two I was afraid I couldn't figure it out.  It was so easy you just pick a design kit and pictures and she does the rest for you!

Today has been very cold here but I love it! We got up this morning and went to church and it was such a great service. I'm going to share it on here one da this week.  I think it can relate to every single one of us.  I haven't been feeling well today (I think it's a cold), so after church we went to Panera for lunch I was wanting some of their Broccoli and Cheese soup. It is my favorite! After lunch we went and got our Christmas tree, FINALLY!

I brought my camera into the tree lot with me but I totally forgot to take pictures and I only got this one.  We haven't put it up yet, it is still out in the garage. I think we are going to decorate tomorrow night after work.  This is so unlike me this year, usually I can't wait to decorate but I can't motivate myself this year.

After we got the tree home Christian went into work for a little bit and I took a 2 hour nap.  I have been so exhausted today, I think it is because I do not feel very well.  When Christian got home from work, we ran to the grocery store and then I made dinner.  I made enchiladas from Joshua Brody Francis.  They were

D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!

I probably could have melted the chees a little longer but we were hungry and I was tired of being in the kitchen. I made rice and beans to go with them and it was a perfect meal for a cold night!

Now we are both on the couch being lazy and watching TV!

Lonely

This weekend has been a little lonely.  Christian's Grandma has been sick and in out of the hospital down in Florida, so he flew out yesterday afternoon to go visit for the day and his coming back late tonight (1:30am).  I do not miss the single life.  Friday nights are very borning and lonely without him.  I didn't do much of anything last night just watched TV and played on the computer.  I know I'm real exciting.  I always hate when he is gone b/c I do not sleep very well at night. Today hasn't been very exciting either.  I got  up this morning and cleaned the house and did all the laundry. I finally got in the shower around 4 o'clock and headed to Wal Mart and Ross.  I had to pick up a few things at WM and I just wanted to run into Ross and found a really cute black pair of shoes for only $13.99.  Sorry I'm too lazy to do pictures tonight.  I went with my parents and Aunt and Uncle who are in town from KY to our old neighbors 50th birthday party tonight it was fun.  I felt so old while I was there b/c I used to babysit their kids and the oldest one is now a Junior in HS and his way taller than me. I mean I used to change his diapers, I remember going to the hospital when he was born.  Crazy how time flies, makes you appreciate life and the small things so much more.  After the party my parents brought my family by to see our house and now I'm laying on the couch.  I feel like I am getting a cold and just exhausted.  I've been blowing my nose all day and sneezing.  I just want to go to church tomorrow and come home to rest.  A Christmas tree might have to wait until one night this week. I hope you all had a great Saturday!

Word of God Speak

I have been listening to this song over and over tonight and I love it and wanted to share it with you guys! They played this song a few weeks ago at church and then I heard it on the Open the Eye of My Heart.

Show Us Your Life - Christmas Trees

I must admit I have been really slack this year and I still do not have my tree up! We always get a real tree, so I think we are going on Sunday after church to get our tree and decorate the house. I promise I will share picture of this years tree, but for now I wanted to share last years.  I feel like my tree looks pitiful compared to some of them on here.  I think I'm going to look for a smaller one on sale after Christmas and do a theme or gold tree next year in the dinin area!

Here is our tree from last year! I love sitting in the living room with all the lights off except for the tree!

Another view of our tree and mantel. I am on a search for new stockings if any of you have good suggestions where to find good ones!

And of course I had to share one of my baby in front of the tree!

Enjoy and go check out Kelly's Korner for more ideas!!!!!!