"It's the hap-happiest season of all!"

Christmas time is by far my favorite time of year. I am so excited to begin the Christmas celebrations and festivities. Today marks the beginning of my "Christmas break." (This is my first year out of school and not having a whole month off...I will survive. I will survive. I will survive.) I get five whole days to spend singing carols, wrapping gifts, drinking cocoa and wearing Christmas socks. I LOVE CHRISTMAS! I'm giddy just thinking about it. We've watched most of our Christmas movies, but still have a few more to catch up on. We annually watch: White Christmas, Holiday Inn, Miracle on 34th Street (the original), ELF, The Grinch, Charlie Brown Christmas and the Polar Express. That's about our only tradition. Maybe someday we'll have more or different traditions but, who knows?  Does your family have any good traditions?

Merry (almost) Christmas!!

A Work in Progress

HGTV really tricked me. I thought that within thirty minutes we would buy our house, renovate it and show it off to friends and family. Apparently, that is what defines "TV Magic." This kitchen/living room revamp/renovation will certainly be a work in progress. We have "the wall" out, finished and now painted, but we still have a list three miles long to complete before it's done. The floors are next, hopefully followed by the counter tops, an actual pantry, back splash, new appliances and some day (most likely far far away) an island. Who knows when any of this will get done, but at least "the wall" is gone!! I can't express to you how much I disliked that wall...so, without further ado, a finished (ish) living room and kitchen area.

Behr: Anonymous (grey) Paint.
Alex spent the better part of two days priming and painting.  He's great!

View from the kitchen. Don't mind the clutter, we're still trying to remember where things are or belong.

Moose is tired from all the hard work. He's slowly getting used to his new home. 

Thirty Thursday's {17}

Merry (almost) Christmas! 
This week's topic:  What is the thing you most wish you were great at?


Abby:


I wish I were great at baking. I like to bake and I'm not too bad but, I'm not great. I would love to have a bakery, but I don't think I would get very far. I wish I could just whip recipes up from scratch and make great tasty cookies and cupcakes...maybe someday.

Alex: 
I wish I were great at being a handyman. After buying our house, I've discovered that I can't do as much as I thought I could. Hopefully I'll continue getting better.

Renovation day 4, 5, 6......

The wall is out and finished beautifully! It was completed in four days, just like we expected and we couldn't be happier with the result!! Alex has spent the past few days priming and painting. I'll post all sorts of fantastic photos after its complete. I will give you a bit of a clue as to the new wall color: Anonymous by Behr. So, if you're really eager to the color you can Google it. Have a great evening an hopefully by tomorrow you will see out hard work!