happy christmas eve

December 24, 2012

Miscellaneous

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^^ felt mistletoe hung on  antlers ^^ 
being that it’s christmas eve, and all the holiday decor will sadly have to soon be put back in their boxes, i thought i’d better share a few of my 2012 favorite christmas decorations before it is all said and done. happy christmas eve everyone! 

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^^ a deer that sparkles ^^

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^^  vintage mr. & mrs. santa claus candles  ^^ 

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^^ white poms strung above the door ^^

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^^ green and pink hypericum on the kitchen table ^^

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^^ twigs wrapped in yarn and a homemade advent village ^^

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^^ & a deer strung with bright felted poms ^^
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i wore this when …

December 23, 2012

Miscellaneous

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camden had his first official sunday off and we of course celebrated. can i just tell you how happy i am that camden gets a weekend day off? i was getting really fed up only seeing the guy after dark. and what better way to commemorate his first official no-work-sunday-day with the most perfect of sunday activities, brunch.

on a side note, i got restless with growing out these bangs of mine (surprise, surprise) and chopped them right off. i can never let them get passed my chin before i can no longer stand them and whack them back up to my eyes. camden likes me better this way anyhow, with bangs i mean, which, by the way, makes it that much harder to hold out and finish letting them grow.

and on my last and final tangent, can you hardly believe tomorrow is christmas eve? i for one can’t. i find myself asking this question much to often, but where has the time gone?

i wore: necklace c/o, pink sunshine london // jacket, anthropologie // sweater, madewell (a long time ago) // pants, madewell (a long time ago) // shoes, nike

christmas street

December 22, 2012

Miscellaneous

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christmas street is one of those traditions that i have carried on from when i was a child to now as an adult. every year, sometime during the christmas season, we would take a trip down to christmas street to see the lights and the ginormous christmas tree at the end of the circle. i always remembered this thing dressed head to toe in lights with a great big star on top. i remember thinking this tree probably was the largest in the world and it was here in this little town on christmas street. i mean this thing was huge, at least fifty feet, maybe sixty. what is it about getting older that makes everything seem smaller?
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traditions are one of my favorite parts of christmas. it’s all the days leading up to christmas that i really love. buying the christmas tree, dressing everything in lights, pajamas on christmas eve, all the christmas music, which by the way camden hates (party pooper!). this is to me what makes the season so special, spending time and doing these traditions together as a family. until next year christmas street, we’ll be back!

what are some of your christmas traditions? things you do every year that christmas just wouldn’t be complete without?? 

nights with camden

December 19, 2012

Miscellaneous

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a few nights a week, when camden gets the night off, kramer and i get the ultimate pleasure of being able to spend a little quality time with the guy. some nights we try and plan wild adventures like three mile walks and late night hot chocolate and target runs (thrilling i know). and then there are the nights we like to just hang out at home, enjoy each others company and relax. last night we did the latter.
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high and low

December 18, 2012

Miscellaneous

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oh tiny little room surrounded with windows. of course you would make a perfect office, surrounded with sunlight, you seem so sweet. this room is what sold us on this small little place we dwell. it had more charm than the rest of the house combined.
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the rug from west elm (similar here) was one of the main splurges in our office. it’s not by any means a multi thousand dollar persian, but as for our office budget (nickels and dimes), it was definitely a larger chunk. the desk from ikea and the little vintage chair painted in blue and white were the rooms big saves. the room doesn’t have any actual light source, well besides all the natural sunlight it get’s during the day, so we hung a beautiful birdcage light right in the center which would have been a splurge if we hadn’t received it as a gift from the paisley pomegranate. a beautiful giraffe head from anthropologie sits center over the desk and adds more whimsy as well as provides a pop of color for the petit room.
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these beautiful calendars are one of my favorite additions to the room.  i absolutely love the effect they give which came at such a small cost. i purchased mine here.
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i’m sort of a yarn hoarder. if it can be wrapped in yarn, i probably will. this basket from west elm (similar one here) stores them beautifully.
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without this small mail center we have set up from target in our office, our mail would end up everywhere. especially for such a small space it is a must we have a neat place to put it all. our mail key hangs right beside it so it never gets lost and a little owl from the paisley pomegranate hangs to provide a bit of decor.