Holiday Gift Guide 2012

December 06, 2012
Gift Guide
The blog world is saturated with gift guides this year and I  contemplated not doing one, but I love them so much, and everyone has a different perspective soooooooo, As the Holidays approach, I will be switching things up her on my little corner of the world. As you know, every Friday I feature a different artist, designer, or product I really admire!  I love that it has allowed me to get to know you, and make so many new friends, and you all have looked forward to it!  So don't panic it's not going away!  I am however going to be adding a little something extra!  A 2012 Holiday gift guide series!  I will be sharing all kinds of fabulous gifts for the people on your list!  Eeekkkk! I am so excited to share this series.  I love doing these little round up of sorts.  Besides, I know of a certain BF who reads this little blog!! 
It is time to prepare for the season of cocktail parties, cookie and ornament exchanges,  the smell of cinnamon and fir in the air and my all time favorite....... finding the right hiding spot for the presents!  I hope you're as excited for the holidays as I am!  I have lots of boys, and men on my list this year..... 3 sons, 3 grandsons, and a BF!  I should do all my roundups for the guys, but that wouldn't be any fun for me!! So there will be gift guides for her, him, the kiddo's and everyone in-between!! Here we go!!!

Photo by Lisa

Cozy Sweater

December 05, 2012
Bracelets






I purchased this cozy sweater this season and love it!  It is so versatile.  The BF and I spent an afternoon on The Plaza and it was a perfect afternoon of errands, shopping, and a little latte! The weather is still warm and I can't decide if I am ready for full on winter or not.  I bet as soon as it turns cold I will be ready!  Colder weather and snow always seems so festive and who wouldn't just love a white christmas.  It actually snowed on christmas eve here about three years ago and and we accumulated several inches.  That was the perfect way to wake up on christmas morn!  Are you ready for snow? That is, if you haven't already had your first snow fall of the season!

Candy Cane Lane

December 04, 2012
Baking

So I missed a week of blogging being out sick with the flu, and thank you for all your kind tweets, thoughts and comments.  It really did help me feel better!  I wanted to share this last week, but I am glad I can share them today instead.   

 I have family scattered all over the U.S.  From Boulder and Denver, to Minneapolis and Chicago, with my parents and a few siblings in Oklahoma.  So when my family traveled to KC to celebrate turkey day, I knew exactly what I wanted to do on Black Friday!  We had our annual gingerbread house decorating event! 

 We paired off co designers to create their own masterpiece and it was so much fun.  The boys got a house of their own too!  It was fun to watch them go at it, while my nieces were carefully and meticulously placing each and every gumdrop, the boys were a little more daring with the red hots!!  It was a successful day and such a fun tradition.  Do you have any family traditions for the holidays that you look forward too?
 Sarah and Rachel working on their house

 And the boys house covered in red hots!

 The girls built a cute snowman out of royal icing covered gumdrops with a cute pumpkin face candy!

And the boys made a tree out of royal icing and sprinkles


All the houses were adorned with a wreath!  

There was even a chimney built out of licorice with a gumdrop santa!  They lasted adorned with their "lights of jellybeans" for ohhh about 3 hours before I noticed one house was bare!  That would be a certain 16 year old who decided to undecorate the house!! Geez......Boys!!!
Photos by Lisa 

Digging my way out

December 03, 2012
Events
I am soooo glad to be back and start this week with a big hello to my sweet followers!  Oh how I have missed you!  Ya know, being sick for a week really does set you back in so many ways.  I got out the house this weekend to catch up on ALOT!  Saturday's errands held a funny surprise.  It was pretty funny to watch this kid make faces with his mask as his parents drove down the street Saturday morning.  They probably had no idea what he was up to!! He was happy  in his own little world though!

  There were few groceries in my house, my son had a wresting tournament all day Saturday, and one sweet little grandson had his first visit to Santa Claus.   I really can't help but giggle as I type that because while I was sick last week, The Nightmare Before Christmas was on (I love that movie) and I  keep remembering Jack opening the bag and saying "Santy Claws..... Why those aren't claws at all"!! 


I spent Sunday at home with the fam and decorated the house.  It was nice to have the boys help out more than just critique my placement of ornaments.  They really got in the spirit and hung ornaments, and even got along!! Miracle! The finishing touches to the tree were completed with much frustration by my middle son.... the Lionel Train.  It belonged to their Father, who received it when he was about 8, so it is fairly old and the track was giving him fits!  I can't wait to share pictures of my decorations with you.  And these two little elves?  They will be making their way to Texas for two of my other sweet grand babies! 

So, as I dig my way out of so much that I missed last week, catching up on my blog reading, baking some sweet goodies, and shopping of course, I am glad to be back among the living, so to speak!   How was your weekend?   Are you finished shopping yet? or just starting?  I would love to know so I don't feel so behind! 

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