Oh Christmas Tree!

Oh finally!  Last weekend I finally started decorating for Christmas! I think this is the latest I've decorated in about twenty years! I usually have my tree up Thanksgiving weekend! I usually buy a Noble Fir because I like the space in between the branches to hang my ornaments but this year I bought a Douglas Fir because it was so much less expensive! I'm really surprised at how much I like it!

Show and Tell Friday!

Is it really the end of the week already? Time seems to fly by so quickly this time of the year!  Mr. C and I have been to one party after another since last weekend! I'm not complaining...I'm having so much fun!  I could never be with a man that doesn't like to go out and have fun! As much as I love being at home I really enjoy a night out on the town! Last Saturday night we were at one of his

Getting in the Spirit!

Christmas 2009

Here we are in the second week of December and I still have not started decorating for Christmas yet! I usually have everything up by the Sunday after Thanksgiving!  This photo above is from last year! I thought if I looked through some old christmas photos I would feel more inspired and it worked...I finally bought my Christmas tree last night, although it's sitting outside in

Happy Birthday to my Baby!

Lauren, where has the time gone? I cannot believe you are 18 today! You have become a beautiful young woman, both inside and out!!! I am so proud of you and I love you so much baby girl!
H A P P Y   B I R T H D A Y !

I'm doing the happy dance!!!

My friend Linda sent me an email last night to let me know that my Christmas table from last year is featured on HGTV.com's 20 Gorgeous Holiday Table Settings! I was shocked to see it was the first photo! As I went through the photos I was surprised to see that I had another photo in there too! This gift on a plate...  
What's inside of this little gift? A Christmas ornament!
I hope I don't

Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week I'm breaking the rules a bit because I'm going to share something that is not in my home or garden.  Since I shared my trip to Nevada City in my last post I thought I would share today why Mr. C and I took that trip.  We went to go see his friend's wife's open studio that weekend.  Since they are about 2 1/2 hours away from us they suggested that we

Oh such a quaint little town...

You may remember a couple weeks ago I did a post about the weekend my boyfriend (Mr. C) and I spent in Nevada City...well I'm finally getting around to sharing the rest of this quaint little Northern California town with you!  Nevada City, California is located in the Gold Country in Northern California.  This is the area where gold was discovered in the 1800s and the first settlers built these