~sigh~ I lurve Christmas

Can you believe its nearly Christmas?

Our first Christmas together as a married couple to be exact.



You know, like our first Monday as a married couple, and our first concert as a married couple, and our first.... its like I'm back in high school.



I stole B's point and shoot and I have to say that I am quite impressed!

The blurry ones are mainly my fault. Those things don't have image stabilization.



Do you see this bell? Its older than I am. I "borrowed" it from my parents.



I have a thing about snowflakes. I LOVE snowflakes.



I also love leaves. Is it weird hanging leaves on a tree without leaves? Are pine needles leaves? What does it all mean?

I'm a tad bit on the tired side, you'll have to excuse me.



When I was little I had my own little tree in my room. This was one of the dolls on that sat on the branches. I have the best memories of falling asleep at night as I watched the lights twinkle on my little tree.



I interrupt this post for a public service announcement.

When you bake a cake.... smooth out the batter evenly before you pop it in the oven. Otherwise the cake will bake in a big mound and when you flip it onto a tray it will crack down the middle.



But it tastes just as good. Apparently while I was wrapping presents B decided we needed cake...and he baked one at 9 pm.

Who decides to bake a cake at 9 pm?

But it was a box cake so it didn't take long.

We only had a smidgeon of chocolate frosting left so he pulled out the confetti frosting. (I have a thing for confetti cake and confetti frosting- I can't help it)

The thing about cakes like this is that I feel like its OK to eat with my fingers.

So we stopped our present wrapping and ate cake... with our hands...while we watched Frosty the Snowman. This is our first box cake as a married couple.

CORRECTION: My sincerest apologies. As it has been pointed out to me... the above pictured frosting is in fact Rainbow Chip. It is not confetti.



And then we had a sword fight with wrapping paper tubes.

I'm totally serious. Maybe it was the sugar.

Maybe next year I'll take up fencing. B turned his sword into nuncucks but I still won.

In these last few days before Christmas, in the hustle and bustle of baking and cleaning and shopping and packing, don't forget to take a moment to yourself!

Take a moment to breathe and smile and laugh and play. :)

What are your plans for the next couple of days?