oh hey, it's Christmas time!

With how crazy I've been working on non-related Christmas projects, I kinda forget that Christmas is in 15 days! Crazy talk... so in the spirit of me trying to get in the spirit... here ya go! = ]

Merry Christmas. 

xxoo

Christmas day food!

Here's some pictures from the delicious food we had this Christmas day!

Here was the finished cheese cake my mom and I made (topped with my grandma's homemade apricot jam).
My mom and I made lasagna from scratch!

Here was my dinner plate! (delicious!)

Hope you had some yummy food today too!

Spoiled!

I was way too spoiled this Christmas! Between my parents, grandparents and brothers I got way more than I could have asked for! My parents gave me some super cute shirts from the Lauren Conrad Collection at Kohls, a ring from Tiffany's, some workout clothes, rain boots, the book "Eat, Pray, Love." the movie "Crazy, Stupid, Love." another Nutcracker to add to my collection, this addorable hat (see picture below), and more!

My grandparents gave me this set of 4 big soup bowls from Anthropologie (one of my favorite stored in the world) that I had been dying to own and I am very excited about!

As I was sitting there and we were all opening our gifts we were exchanging with eachother, I couldn't help thinking, isn't it kind of funny that on Jesus' birthday we give eachother so many gifts?... and when God gave us the greatest gift of all?... makes me think more about the gifts I can give back to him, or to others, through him! Merry Christmas ALL!

Christmas Happy List!

1. Being at home all day with my family

2. Yummy Christmas blend coffee with Peppermint mocha creamer

3. "A Christmas Story"

4. my Grandma's quiche lorraine (soo soo good!)

5. the Christmas story!

6. stockings

7. gifts (mostly watching people open them)

8. my cozy warm bed

9. fires in the fire place

10. Christmas music

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

I love thinking about and reading this story and remember why we celebrate on this day! Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have an amazing day with your families and loved ones!

2 days left!

I can't believe there is only 2 days until Christmas (technically it is only 2 since it's almost 1 am). I feel like there is still so much to do and I know it's going to get here so fast! Today I did more shopping, and I'm still not entirely finished, and wrapped a ton of gifts (see picture below), then went to work at Victoria's Secret where I helped in the madness of finding customers their last minute gifts. I can't wait for Christmas but at the same time half the fun of this time of year is the time leading up to the big day. I hope you all are ready! It's coming up quick! Merry Christmas!

8 days til Christmas! (guess we're a little behind)

Today we finally got our tree! We've had all of our other decorations up, including a fake tree we put up with themed decorations.. but it just doesn't feel like Christmas until we have our real tree. We ordered some pizza, put on some Christmas music and got out all of our old school decorations that we've had for pretty much my whole life. I love this time of year.

Today..

Today is the first day in a long time that I can think of where I haven't had anything I've had to do. I woke up mildly early to finish up some baking with my mom, then went to lunch with a friend and now I'm relaxing and watching "Harry Potter" with Cam before I have some dinner and go out with Amanda Noel and some friends to celebrate her sisters 21st birthday! Yeah for Christmas break!

Distractions!!

Christmas time is proving itself to make finals a hard time to get through!!

Countdowns!

This time of year always gives me reasons to have countdowns going in my head so here we go...

15 days until Christmas.

17 days until our family trip to Disneyland.

2 days until Casey flies home for break.

4 days until I am done with this semester.

5 days until I go home.

(which means 5 days until I can start dieting and working out).

6 days until we get out *real* Christmas tree.

and really that's good enough for me!

still working on cranking out these finals!

Happy Saturday!

the perfect "Christmas" day

Today was such a relaxing, cozy "Christmas" day. This morning I got my hair done by my brother's girlfriend then I went over to the church to watch the end of the Christmas musicals dress rehearsal and hang out with Amanda Noel after. We went to get lunch at the mall then we went back to Amanda's house. For a good hour or so we all just sat around the kitchen and talked and laughed and laughed some more. Then we watched the "Beauty and the Beast: Enchanted Christmas," that Amanda loves and I had never seen. It sounds like a simple day, and it was, but it was so nice. The tree and mantel were all decked out and lit up and it just felt very Christmas(y). I always love spending time at Amanda's house, it always feels so homey and it is always filled with love and laughter.

Now I am home, and nice and full from the yummy dinner my parents made (chicken parmesan), now we are getting ready to play a board game and watch a Christmas movie. "Christmas time is here... happiness and cheer.. fun for all that children call, our favorite time of year!"

"it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.."

Yesterday was December 1st, which means it is officially time for:

Christmas trees

any and all Christmas decorations

(especially my Nutcrackers)

Peppermint mocha's (in red cups, of course)

Red *sparkly* nail polish

Christmas music

Christmas movies

(specifically, both "Grinch" movies, "ELF," all the clay-mation movies, etc.)

scarves, boots, hats

and hopefully, some rain!

It also means that this semester of school will officially be done in 13 days!

(and we won't talk about how I have to start an online winter class on December 22nd, but that's ok!)

Merry Christmas!!

(23 days)