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Merry Christmas everyone!!!! It's as simple as that <3

It's that time of year when the world falls in love. Every song you hear seems to say "Merry Christmas".

-Belle

Necessity is the mother of invention

-You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet, you have to be in the right mood.
-What mood is that?
-Last minute panic.

-Calvin and Hobbs

They tell me Christmas is in four days. Impossible I say, There is too much to do and only no time to do it in. But we make it work. The busy-ness is just there to make it interesting.

Yesterday we spent most of the day baking. I was able to make two desserts and a pile of tamales without making a disaster of things. This is really saying something, as everyone always gets nervous when I am working in the kitchen.

hence I found another reason to love Christmas-

funny how many things you find yourself to be when faced with the last minute. Necessity is my best source of inspiration.
When you only have one day to bake everything Christmas, you find yourself an excellent baker.
When your broke, and need some unique gifts to give, you suddenly find how crafty you can be.

I've always like making my own things, it makes them special and unique, exactly the way I want it, and frankly makes me feel creative. After realizing just how much I can do when I put my mind to it, makes me want to do it more often. Maybe you'll see a link to my new etsy shop soon if I get a wave of crazy to do something like that, who knows. Any ideas for a name?

I won't be able to post again for a while, I am not like those super bloggers that can post all their excitement around the holidays. So I'll just end by wishing you a most merry Christmas to you lovelies! xoxo

Let your heart be light

hey, guess what guys? it's christmas. no, it really is. 

and it's snowing did you notice?

Now, you don't need me telling you how great Christmas is.

but what else is this post going to be about, hm?

I got this hedgehog ornament from anthropologie. isn't he cute?!

making cookies is somehow magically 10x better when it's christmas, wouldn't you agree?

 this year my wish list is fairly simple, but has quite endearing things i would like to own. 

1. Books! always on my list. i could go on and on, but five particular books are a bit of a need-

            The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne collins

            The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

            The Mark of the Star by Liz Patterson

            The Inkheart Trilogy by Cornellia Funke

            To Kill with Reason by Thomas Hunter

            

2. Sharpies- can you ever have enough of them?

3. A gray, button up sweater. I have envied my friend's since I first laid eyes on it. it would be so comfy to wear this winter.

4. TOMs! ya, I don't have any yet.*this is very sad*

5. a red felt hat. with a bow on the side. sooo cute. aah.

6. braided belts. these would be so great to add to my outfits.

7. an animal pilot hat x) I see these everywhere, and i fall in love every time. I think the fox one has been my favorite so far.

8.  crafty stuff- buttons, ribbons (anything from hobby lobby). chalkboard paint and glow in the dark paint would be so neat to have.

9. itunes giftcards. my ipod is in dire need of new music.

10. some epic red lip stain. nail polish. you know, those girly things :)

What do want for christmas? I'd love to hear it! as well as anything else you want to talk about christmas related :) or what you think of the new blog design... things like that you know :)

Merry Christmas Y'all <3

 

awkward & awesome

awkward:

-doing the 'awkward and awesome thursday' on friday.

-getting board of playing in the snow, so i go inside and hours later everyone else comes in and says "you should have stayed outside, it was so fun after you left!"

-trying to make snowballs secretly in the front yard, so as to ambush everyone, but they come to where i am and go "what are you doin- oh."

-trying to have a snowball fight, but i instantly become the main target because i can't hit a thing.

awesome:

-getting a hedgehog ornament from anthropologie

-having hot chocolate everyday in my winnie the pooh mug

-holly and her unending quotes: "why do music artists have so much trouble with love?"

-my love for all lowercase overcoming my grammer ocd

-this giveaway at amusing

okloveyoubye.

my image

You know that one file you have tucked in your computer or notebook or such that's filled with things you will use for your dream wedding, or dream house, or any other such thing in your dream future.

Well here is a grand tour of my future house. dream house. whatever.

sorry in advance for the blurry pictures. all credit goes to pinterest. 

I always went back and forth on what type of house I wanted, so I decided when I live in London, I will have the one, and when I move back to the states/get married/have kids, I will have the other. Yes, I can have two dream houses thankyouverymuch.

First London. This will be what it looks like on the way there

 

 

And then i will have an apartment here. [preferably the second from the right] 

by the front door: 

The living room: 

kitchen: 

 

study: 

and my room [i totally think someone designed this with me in mind]

 

 *sigh* ok, next house!

 this will be the road leading to it:

And this is what it looks like, excespt the lawn probably won't be so prim, and it will have a gorgeouse vine hugging the walls

And when my husband and I first get it, it will look like this-

but we will fix it up all our own, and make it perfect. and it will be by a lake, and this is what the porch will look like:

And this is by the front door:

And this is the kitchen:

 

This is a glimpse of the study, but instead of those plants and furniture there are more comfortable chairs (that spin and roll cause I think all studys/offices should have those) and a big wooden desk

 

And lots of old maps and globes (in the study that is)

And upstairs...

My room will pretty much revolve around this:

This is my kid's play room....

 and this is the boy's bedroom:

and this is [inspiration for] my little girl's room

And I'm definitely having this-

Sorry, can't tell you where it goes- secrets you know ;)

 

In the backyard there's a stone courtyard type place...

With lots of outdoor furniture...

 And a guest summer house...

  for when guest come over... in the summer...

yup, that's it. part II coming soon :)

ttfn