{"id":49463,"date":"2016-12-22T08:36:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T13:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/?p=49463"},"modified":"2017-01-11T21:14:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T21:14:29","slug":"decking-halls-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/22\/decking-halls-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Decking the halls 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello friends!\u00a0 Well this is a very busy week, we have gotten more orders out the door than I can count,\u00a0 but now it’s time for me to concentrate on what I need to get done and suffice to say there is plenty! It was nice having the day on Sunday to reassess what still needs to get done, etc…. Now that the obligations, parties,get togethers are behind me, and I will admit I am kind of relived, I can fully concentrate on what is left to be done.<\/p>\n

This year was an interesting holiday season because it was the first year I have worked full time (and then some) so found it\u00a0 a bit more challenging in terms of juggling and scheduling. There were some things that honestly just had to fall to the wayside, sending out Christmas cards, my poor neglected front door planters, some areas around the house that I normally decorate had to take a back seat to priorities.<\/p>\n

However, my tree that I am madly in love with more than made up for the things that didn’t get done however:) I could easily leave this tree up all year long! So here is a look at what was able<\/em> to get done along with a few pictures from the Christmas party. I so wish I had a photographer because there were a lot of beautiful moments that I wish we could have captured. Oh well….maybe next year:)<\/p>\n

So here is a look at how I decked the halls for 2016……<\/p>\n

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Flowers abound…they just make me happy!<\/p>\n

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Various vignettes throughout the house….<\/p>\n

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In the kitchen my paperwhites are going strong, some love the scent, others do not…I personally can’t get enough!<\/p>\n

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Beautiful super full wreath from Weston Farms, no one does them better<\/p>\n

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And this is kind of sad….my “attempt” at least starting my planters, but the pumpkins remained and here is my very lame planter scenario, let’s call this exhibit A in a “slice of real life”<\/p>\n

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Found a beautiful way to use the red flowers and add red roses to the small bud vases in my breakfast room<\/p>\n

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And on a chest in my breakfast room I added these pinecone\/myrtle pieces, love the browns against the blue and white<\/p>\n

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This was taken during set up of our family Christmas party on Sat. (regrettably did not take more pictures) But first we got a beautiful snowfall the day before…really made it feel like Christmas!<\/p>\n

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Here are the few pictures I took with my Nikon then the battery died:(<\/p>\n

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And that friends is a wrap on Christmas 2016. It has been a fun, very full and extremely busy month. I am personally looking forward to Christmas eve knowing what’s done is done, putting up my feet surrounded by my family, opening up a bottle of champagne in front of a crackling fire and cheering the holidays. And you?<\/p>\n

Thank you for stopping in, wishing everyone a wonderful day, and may these next few days be as stress free as is humanly possible as we all plow forward to get those last minute details wrapped up. Cheers! Until next time…..<\/p>\n

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