Hello dear friend!
Has Christmas craziness struck at your house?
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I know this is such a busy time of year, so I’d like to thank you for joining us here today!
Your friendship means so much to us!
Can you believe we only have one week and two days until Christmas?
Have you been preparing for weeks, or do you work better under pressure at the last minute?
Whichever is the case, we hope you enjoy the journey!
Here’s what we’ve been doing to prepare our hearts and home for the holidays!
What we’ve been up to this week
Candlelight Processional
When we moved to Florida, we decided to start a new Christmas tradition of attending the Candlelight Processional!
If you are unfamiliar with this event, the Candlelight Processional is performed annually during the Festival of the Holidays at EPCOT in Walt Disney World.
A choir and orchestra perform live while a celebrity guest narrates the telling of the Christmas story!
Our narrator, Marlee Matlin, was fabulous!
She signed and had an interpreter speak the words.
We thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
Wrapping gifts
Have you started wrapping gifts yet?
Do you think it’s fun, or do you consider it a chore?
I’m one of those people who love to wrap presents!
Discovering wrapping paper that matches my Christmas tree theme is a must!
Wrapping the boxes is fun, and I adore finishing each one with a pretty handmade bow!
And don’t forget the matching gift tag!
When the wrapping was done, I moved on to Christmas cards!
In hindsight, I should have switched the tasks so my cards would have gone out earlier, lol!
Sending Christmas Cards
Yes, I still send Christmas cards.
It makes me sad that fewer and fewer people send cards each year!
I get that it can be time-consuming, and I’ve even done a few things to shorten the process I thought I would never do.
For instance, we write a letter to put inside the card rather than hand-writing a note and signing it.
We also print addresses on labels to cut down time there.
Do you enjoy sending and or receiving Christmas cards?
What we’ve been doing on the blog
If you missed any of our posts this week, here’s your chance to catch up!
Christmas DIY With Scrap Wood
We used these scrap wood pieces left from our dining room makeover and created the most adorable wooden Christmas trees you have to see!
Christmas Porch Decor
We begin entertaining tomorrow and are excited to welcome friends and family to our house!
Check out our festive front porch dressed up for the holidays!
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Inspiration from around the web
We have so many talented blogging friends, and we’re sharing their holiday inspiration with you!
- You can still make these adorable blush pink gift tags/ornaments!
- Here are five of the best cocktail recipes for the holiday season!
- Need inspiration for your Christmas table? See 9 candle centerpiece ideas!
- Interested in making a Christmas village? Check out these enchanting paper DIY houses!
- You need to see these adorable faux snowballs that are perfect for Winter decor!
Favorite Seasonal Finds
Who’s celebrating New Year’s Eve? We found lots of fun and festive finds from Amazon!
A New Recipe to Try
I’m meal planning for the rest of the month, and this easy winter salad caught my eye!
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We hope you have a wonderful week, and we can’t wait to see you back here again next Saturday!!
Blessings, Donna and Rich
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The candlelight Processional looks like so much fun! What a great tradition. I hope to get my cards out today and maybe, maybe start wrapping. I enjoy it but not so much when I am rushed and stressed so trying to get it done with time to spare. Merry Christmas to you a yours friend! XO- MaryJo
Hi MaryJo! Thanks for stopping by! It’s such a busy time of year! Good luck getting your cards and wrapping done and enjoy the holidays!!
So many great links Donna! I also love that salad from Nicolle at Our Tiny Nest. Your scrap wood trees are adorable. I don’t know how you find time to accomplish so many things . I haven’t started to write my Christmas cards yet! (But my presents are wrapped!)
Hi Anna! Doesn’t that salad look amazing! Glad you like the scrap wood trees, I think they turned out so cute! Good luck finishing up your cards! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
I love that you guys attend the candlelight processional each year. It’s definitely a rite of passage and is amazing for getting you in the spirit of the holiday season. I love all the things you crafted and created for the holidays and I’m totally with you on the holiday cards. Sending more cards out this year is on the top of my goals list! Thanks so much for including my gift tags in this post, I really appreciate it. Hugs, CoCo
We love going to the Candlelight Processional each year! It’s so wonderful to hear a live orchestra and choir and really gets us in the mood for Christmas! Blessings!