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So…about Christmas

I know. We’re nearly 30 days out from Christmas Day. Math isn’t my strong suit. I shared a bit of the Whitaker family Christmas, but thought I’d show you the rest. You know, because I’m timely like that. Rather than give you the montage of what we did, I’m sharing my ten favorite moments of Christmas Eve…

It Was Holly and it Was Jolly: Christmas 2014

In total, I think we hosted 16 people, other than our family, for the Christmas holidays. That’s a whole lotta crazy fun right there. Let’s start with the Nutcracker. For the fourth year, my mom took the girls and I to Ballet Austin’s Nutcracker. As usual, it was fabulous. We’ve managed to time it so…

Merry Christmas, Y’all

May the joy of today bring you hope and peace throughout the year. From our house to yours, Merry Christmas! I’m enjoying some time off from the blog until Epiphany in January, but I’ll probably pop in once or twice to share our Christmas and a wrap up of 2014. Until then!

My Greatest Gifts

This time of year brings about lots of talk about gifts. Gift guides. Finding the perfect gift. Saving money while buying the perfect gift. Returning the gift. And wishing for a different gift. But, you know what? For me, this season has been about appreciating the gifts I already have. And, more importantly, realizing what…

Decking the Halls: Home Tour 2014

I know, I know. I promised this a few days ago and then I promptly disappeared from the blogosphere. I’m blaming it on the non-napping 7-month-old (for reals) and end-of-the-year design crazy. As I tweeted earlier today, these last few days before the break must be what it’s like to ride a bull. Hold on,…