Loyalty & Blood

I got a Christmas gift from Becka and her hubby today and I couldn't be more excited!

Why?

Because she got me the Filigree Bird necklace by Loyalty & Blood that was on my wishlist! It's just as beautiful in real life and I love it. I put it on and left it on all day. Tomorrow it will probably be back around my neck...

Remember when I said my love language is getting gifts? I love you too, Becks!

Christmas spirit is here

Right here. Right now.

I was having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit this year. Usually as soon as the decorations and wrapping papers and bows start popping up in the Target aisles I get so excited and will just linger among them for as long as possible. But this year, I wasn't feeling it as much and was holding out hope that once we started decorating, or put up the tree, or I started baking holiday cupcakes for everyone, I would just start bursting with carols and good cheer.

Or, I thought, something magical would happen and I would wake up, float out of bed, and be dancing the Nutcracker Suite on December first. That didn't happen, but once I got over being upset since I didn't get to sleep in and my mom and I starting pulling out boxes to decorate I was getting into it.

We got out the fake tree and put it together, it's one of the ones with lights already on it. Plugged it all in and the top half wouldn't light up. I stood there for twenty minutes or so going through each little light trying to figure out what was wrong, grumbling the whole time that we should just got get a real tree because fake trees are the bane of Christmas. I've been complaining about the fake tree ever since the first year we defaulted to one. I've been begging to go get a real tree for approximately seven years (maybe more? I've lost count).

Guess what? Right now, in our sitting room there is a REAL TREE! It's soft and full and smells so good. I was hopping around Lowe's and the guy helping us with it laughed at me. We got it home and little ol' me grabbed it and brought it into the house all by myself. There are even two little real pine cones on the REAL TREE.

And now, I am very much feeling that Christmas spirit. I love Christmas trees. I love Christmas.

Note: I would have pictures but I seem to have misplaced the cord for my camera, sorry.