I’ve been woefully absent from the ‘Dish for a couple weeks. I’ve been to a whirlwind of Thanksgiving get-togethers the past several days and am now enjoying a down day nestled away from the dreary late fall weather.
A few weeks ago I began my Christmas decorating early. Admittedly, I committed sacrilege in my families opinion, with pre-Thanksgiving yuletide decor. My younger sister even commented “you weren’t raised that way”, much to my chagrin…
We’ve been experiencing unusually cold, winter like temperatures for this time of year and already have had our first snow in Southern Indiana. The weather coupled with my husband’s military deployment spurred my early decorating, as I try to find my holiday spirit in his absence.
In years past, the weekend following Thanksgiving found us at the Christmas tree farm choosing a fresh fir. This year, I opted for a small flocked, pre-lit tree up on a table. Curious little baby girl hands are into everything these days and I took that into consideration.
I’m not one to go “all out” decorating for any holiday, as my style is more clean and low-key. Clutter causes this girl serious anxiety to be honest. I love decorating “tablescapes” and prefer that to be a focal point in the home with small pops of Christmas color and decorations elsewhere. Buffalo plaid is super popular this year, but I opted for a more classic tartan plaid and passed on being trendy.
We have a formal living room as you enter our home and a second living area upstairs—I decorated both. I also added some red accents in my sitting area off the kitchen that overlooks our lake. I spend a lot of time in my gray reading chair and wanted some cheer there as well.
My baby girl just turned ten months and will be celebrating her first Christmas. Of course I had to buy her her first stocking. Pottery Barn had some great personalized options and I opted for the clean look of ivory velvet.
I also purchased some LED glimmer strings from Pier1 and placed in oversized jars with bulb ornaments for her to look at. She loves when we turn the lights on each day, and I try to make an event of it. It’s never too early to inspire some Christmas wonder.
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L.N.
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