{"id":33109,"date":"2015-12-21T08:45:01","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T13:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/?p=33109"},"modified":"2015-12-21T10:04:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T15:04:03","slug":"christmas-2015-and-what-i-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/21\/christmas-2015-and-what-i-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2015- part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello hope you had a wonderful weekend! Ours was fun with holiday parties and tying up lots of loose ends. We have a final holiday party to go to tonight and then countdown is on!<\/p>\n

So Christmas is upon us. Really hard to believe….how did it sneak up so fast? I must say this year was a year of highs and lows. The highs thankfully made for some really wonderful memories and the lows sadly made the holidays slightly temper my normal enthusiasm. No matter what I tried, how loud I cranked “I will be home for Christmas” it actually made me cry more than laugh, how many decorations I pulled out, how much wrapping paper I bought……I just could not get in the spirit with the same vigor that I normally do, however in the last week with a few parties, lots of present buying and wrapping, I have felt a lot more jolly!<\/p>\n

So the bottom line is I did not quite feel it as I normally do and let’s not forget the 69 degree days….strange!? Christmas card pictures just fell to the wayside, along with many other things. So be it…..in the end, I said I did the best I could and truth be told,? the house really does look festive. We had a Christmas family party the other night and as much as I wanted to take pictures I just got too caught up playing hostess, but I managed to get a couple.<\/p>\n

Some areas like my kitchen and bathrooms were not “decorated” normally I leave no stone upturned but I did what I could and truthfully it feels quite festive, included a few highlights from the family party and included some food pics for good measure. I divided my pictures into a part 1 and 2. Almost no narration as I think the pictures speak for themselves……<\/p>\n

I used my Nikon camera for all of these pictures…..I like the size and the clarity just cannot be duplicated with a iPhone or iPad<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hallway consoles and chests-<\/p>\n

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Dining room….<\/p>\n

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Dining room mantle…<\/p>\n

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Living room….<\/p>\n

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Living room mantle…<\/p>\n

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Stair hall chest-<\/p>\n

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Setting up for holiday party…<\/p>\n

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I must say the sugar cones and paperwhites really got me through this season…so easy and so very pretty!<\/p>\n

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These are soooo good, I made them in honor of my mother in law how passed away in June, these were her absolute favorites!<\/p>\n

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Love using my little mint julep cups for so many things, appetizer forks being one of them!<\/p>\n

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I must say my rose sangria is out of this world good!<\/p>\n

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New monogrammed guest towels were placed in every bath…these will soon be added to the shop:)<\/p>\n

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Isn’t this new chinioiserie pillow a beauty? Matches my wallpaper!<\/p>\n

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Mr Teddy with a guilty face….knowing he is not allowed in the dining room but we have gotten a lot looser about that<\/p>\n

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I love making fruit platters, this is one thing that never gets wasted, we eat a lot of fruit<\/p>\n

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So there you have a look at my holiday decor, tomorrow I will share the rest inducing more highlights, my tree and other areas around the house. I am almost afraid to say it, but with the exception of one more gift..I am done with my Christmas shopping! I hope to get that gift today then will get busy wrapping more gifts. I can’t believe it but they are calling for 70 degrees in NY for Christmas day…..sorry but that does not work for me! I want flurries at the very least:)<\/p>\n

Be back on Wednesday with part 2…don’t work too hard and hope your? “elf duties” are just about done! This little elf is ready to call it a day and just enjoy the holiday with her family:) Until next time…..<\/p>\n

If you missed my Seven on Sunday, click here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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