Decorating Mental Block

I thought it would be wise to start decorating the house on Thanksgiving morning (for Christmas), but I had a real issue taking down pumpkins and the fall-themed decor on Thanksgiving. Not because it's a holiday and I didn't want to work on decorating, but because it felt really off to take it down on the day of the last "fall holiday". So, I made the decision to push it off one day, and do that on Friday morning, and then decorate the tree in the afternoon.

It's a weird mental block, but I've identified it and can plan better for the future. So, we enjoyed the cozy oranges and golds for one more day, and let the reds and greens take over on Friday! G helped me decorate the house in the morning (outdoor décor is up, minus the lights), and then my mom came over and threaded the ornament hooks, while I distributed the ornaments, and Ava and G put them on the tree. It was a great assembly line that we had going and were able to complete it in just a little over an hour! We have SO many ornaments that I had to recruit our front porch tree to now be the kids' inside Christmas tree on the landing outside of G's door. They picked out their fave ornaments (15 each) and hung them + the leftover candy canes. It's pretty darn cute! We don't have an outlet nearby, so it doesn't have any lights on it, but I think that's ok!

I love our lights...we can choose colors, or warm whites, or a nice transition between them both!

Kid's tree

All the Christmas decorating aside...it's been a pretty nice, long holiday weekend. We celebrated Thanksgiving at Deb's house. The four of us, plus Pria, Deb, my parents, and Scott's brother Tim, were in attendance. It was low-key and filled with really wonderful food, and the chance to be thankful for the love we have in our lives.

Thankful for G moving onto his purple belt! He broke boards this week and finished up the last step for his green belt.

Scott's started to work on Ava's Pilot, and I'm going to brave a Target run on Saturday afternoon. Ava is going to hang out with Aaron, and G will get to have the run of the house for a bit, while Scott and I go out for dinner at a (new-to-us) restaurant in Lakeville on Saturday night. I wonder what it would take to have four-day weekends, all of the time??

Comments

Snuggly Warm

It's the time of year to be cozy, so there's nothing better than sitting in front of a warm fire, reading a good book/watching a good show, and enjoying the glow of the Christmas tree. Even Pria thinks so! Pria was avoiding the vacuum earlier this week...she loves to be on Ava's bed! Getting cozy inside of a little fortress After a fairly busy week at school, work, and extracurricular activities, we all enjoyed a night at home on Friday. G and I built gingerbread houses (they both look a little sad, but we had fun), and then we all played Tractoropoly for a few hours. Turns out that G was stockpiling money, so we need to figure out his secret on how to save! Love Ava's face and hand placement here And we can't forget all of the treats that George brought this week! Sunday, December 10 "Can you get a bullseye?" Monday, December 11 "I'm brining Christmas Cheer, by singing loud for everyone to hear!" Tuesday, December 12 "Don't be the o

Barbie & George

We had a fun week to wrap up November. Last Saturday, Scott and I enjoyed a nice dinner out, and then a spontaneous trip to Home Depot...and we got some new exterior Christmas décor! But more important was the time spent together. Plus, it started to snow, so the view from the restaurant was beautiful (but the drive home was a little sketchy.) On Tuesday night, Ava and I headed out to the Mall of America to experience the Malibu Barbie Café. We had a blast exploring the area, eating the yummy food, and then shopping for a bit. It was a wonderful night evening spent together. Even the drinks were pretty! My Avocado Toast & salad Ava's Paradise Pancakes On Friday night, my book club gathered for our holiday party and it was a blast! We had such a good time chatting, eating, drinking, and finished off the night with a book exchange. I cherish and deeply appreciate the friendships that have developed with my neighbors because of this book club. And to really kick off the holiday se

26 Hours in a Day

Just yesterday morning, I was thinking to myself that I could really use a few more hours each day. We don't sleep a whole lot, both work long hours at our jobs, try to play with Ava as much as we can at night and on the weekends, and then we have to do all of the adult-stuff...paying bills, grocery shopping, cleaning, work on side jobs, house projects, etc. If there were only 26 hours in a day, we could: *Sleep just an extra 30 minutes - we need it since the dogs have been waking us up each weekend day at 5:30am. What could be SO urgent that they need to get us up then?!? You'd think we only feed them once a week, or something. *Spend an extra hour with Ava...we could go to the park every night, take an extra long bath, read a few extra stories, and just enjoy the giggles and chattiness. *Take 30 minutes to talk to each other about how things are going. With Scott leaving for work each day before 5am, and then all of the craziness that ensues when I get home at nigh

Go, Go, Goers!

Search This Blog