This year we are going to do something a little different for Christmas. We are taking a cruise. Yep. I was in a funk about two of the kids not being here that I just decided we were going to do something different. We tried a snowy vacation home but couldn’t work it out. Sooo, a four-day cruise to Mexico it is. There will be 10 of us on the trip. I am excited. We have never been on a cruise, so I am sure it will be an adventure.
I did decorate for Christmas… sort of. I mean we got the tree up, the mantle done, the table decorated and we got the yard stuff out. If you don’t see a space it is because there is no decorating going on there.
Welcome to our Christmas home.
My favorite mantle ever. I love the rustic wood, the tarnished silver, the burlap.
Our tree is beautiful. Burlap, deer and cardinals.
The tree is 10 feet tall.
The hidden office has a little deer stuff on top.
The Coke Christmas village is something we collected for several years. It has been a while since we had a spot for it. The newspaper around the village parts was 1998. I think the green hutch is the perfect spot.
The farmhouse table has tree cookies cut from the lake, dishes collected from thrift stores and Target, the lanterns were garage sale finds, the basket normally has our silverware in it on the peninsula.
The porch and backyard are as done as they will be except I do plan on sprucing up the plants. I really like the porch. Just enough. Next year the yard is getting a little more love but this year I traveled two weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That knocked out the decorating.
I wish you all a very merry Christmas.
I have been blogging for two years now and my husband and I want to thank you all for joining us on this journey. We are smarter than we were two years ago but we still have a lot to learn.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.
Blessings,
Karen
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