Xmas ANNIVERSARY from woodthegreat on Vimeo.
And also an Anniversary for our friends Heather & Brent;)
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This year feels extra magical for some reason. Maybe it’s the cold, raining mornings, or smell of fires burning in chimneys in our neighborhood. Who knows. If you don’t already know, Rob gets pretty excited about Christmas. He’s sort of like Mr. Christmas – he kept calling this past weekend the “Christmas Kickoff” . . . getting our tree, putting up lights, Christmas movies, baking cookies, etc. To help us get in the holiday spirit {even more than we already are}, I thought we’d do the famous 12-dates of Christmas. If you’re a blogger you may have seen this fad in the blogosphere. It’s great for couples or friends!
The first date of Christmas is to pick out a tree & decorate it. So, we did. Over the weekend we went to the Crest Ranch Christmas Tree Farm up in Bonny Doon. It was life-changing. They had SO many kinds of trees, even one that looked quite beachy.
We got that baby home and started decorating. Not a minute went by without us obsessing over how wonderful it smelt.We promised each other we’d never put up a fake tree again.
Are you a fake or real tree person?
The storm that hit Santa Cruz came and went. After the rain stopped and the clouds cleared, we ventured out for a walk on the beach to collect shells and this is what it looked like.
Pretty beautiful.
Good morning from Santa Cruz! We’re getting quite the little storm up this way. The rain combined with the wind is a beautiful sound; we love falling asleep to it. This weekend we cut down our first Christmas tree, and it smells INCREDIBLE. Why we have never done this before I don’t know. I might just sleep on the couch every night, just so I can fall asleep to the smell of the Douglas Fur in our living room. It’s seriously heavenly. I’m watching Elf this a.m., enjoying some California citrus and reflecting on last week. Days just fly by don’t they? Here’s what brought me joy last week:
1. My leftover, homemade turkey tortilla soup (with homemade tortilla strips!).
2. Peppermint mochas.
3. Our Greek feast at work for a birthday.
4. A hot date night out with my love. You really need to see Silver Lining Playbook – amazing.
Have a great week friends – only 23 more days ’til Christmas!
P.S. be sure to check out the decided theme for my 30th in Hawaii later today!
Dear Baby Gap,
I love your Wonderland Holiday ads. “Love at first sight” you say?? Indeed. I’m absolutely mesmerized. Now I wish I had a baby. Thanks, Gap. But really, bravo.
Even more to melt your heart on the GapKids & babyGap Wonderland Holiday 2012 pinterest board.