a little more of december around here

i feel like i have so much more to share before Christmas day

so hold on to your seats as this post may be a bit all over the place!

first of all i must tell you something funny.

i have received a few emails / comments from readers wanting to know why dantheman

isn't in the christmas card.

well....

niether am i!

i'm not sure whether i should be sad that someone would think i'd send a card with everyone in the family

except my honey

or flattered because someone thinks maybe one of the girls was me!

either way...too funny.

to be honest, my face ( and dan's) has only been on the big card

maybe twice.

so please don't think i'm a meany & left off my sweet man!

if you're looking for a last minute quick gift idea

try whipping up some of darby's cinnamon honey butter

seriously delish!

found my little tiny jars at kroger

& cute tags from my sweet friend melissa

years ago when the girls were young

we painted this platter for dan's parents as a gift.

each year when she would pull it out i regretted not making one for myself.

this summer as we packed up their home

we came accross many christmas items,

 many of which i'm certain she forgot she even had.

this one nearly broke my heart

as now

it is mine after all.

this will be dan's first christmas without both his parents.

i know it will be a bittersweet holiday for my tender hearted man.

smk & her sweetiepie under the mistletoe
(snagged from her facebook account)

& one with  her bestie too

i love nativity scenes

maybe i should keep mine out all year.

world's softest tshirt ever

has become a frequent player in my wardrobe

my three favorites literary series

 in order

are

harry potter

chronicles of narnia

& lineage of grace

this book is filled with 5 novellas of  women in jesus lineage.

i will need to do an entire post on this book

amazing

i highly recommend it!

speaking of narnia

(another topic deserving of it's own entry)

i'm also re-reading voyage of the dawn treader

we thought the movie was fantastic!!!

the spiritual connections between aslan and our heavenly father

are beautiful & powerful

we take our christmas drinking cup inventory seriously around here.

we especially love the starbucks collection

that is growing rapidly

remember when i told you i've bought nothing new this year.

well i caved.

these cute little cups from target

made the cut afterall

picked up a couple of these at tjmaxx

some festive tervis tumblers from a fun friend

these are my most absolute fave santa mugs.

a dollar store score from years ago

there may or may not be over a dozen up in my cabinets.

a little best friend gift giving time

( i know i feature smk frequently...but since she's heading to college...one day soon...i am capturing all the fun memories possible)

a little father daughter time

after daddy arrived home late one evening.

thought it was so sweet she didn't want him to be all alone.

madison grace all glammed up for her christmas party

which included a horse &buggy ride through old town norcross.

charming little town for sure!

she is my resident shoe lover

( & yes her eyes really are that blue)

a favorite centerpiece that reads

'twas the birthday of a king'

super fun ornaments from a super fun friend

it will be a sad day in january when i pack these pretties away

was thrilled to be featured on the Holiday with Matthew Mead blog

wow.

seriously you are a rock star reader indeed if you hung in there for that!

xo