Time for Christmas, friends! Oh, wait. Thanksgiving. Did you all have a good Thanksgiving? Husband and I had a great couple days away with my side of the family, which I posted a couple photos from already (more to come), and it was full of the cutest nieces and nephews, my sister and her husband flying out from Chicago, and FaceTiming with my brother during his first holiday overseas. I loved every minute of it. But, do you mind if we chat about Thanksgiving later? It's the first day of December and I reeeeally want to talk about Christmas. Ok, great. Thanks so much.
I just love Christmas time. I hate the crazy, but I love the cozy. I love how spending time at home in the evening all of a sudden feels like a special treat because the combination of the tree and the fire is something we've been waiting for all year. We've been out of town a lot lately and the next couple weeks won't be slowing down, but I'm really going to search for peace this December. Our weekends are booked and busy already, but I want to relish in simplicity during the week. I want to spend more evenings at home with hot chocolate and Christmas music. I want to light my Christmas cookie candle every night and I want to lay by the tree (albeit, our very tiny tree), and snuggle with my main squeeze.
Our time away this weekend was good for many reasons, one of them was coming to the realization that by getting away for the holidays, I had no reason to leave where I was. I couldn't tackle any to-dos or even feel guilty for not doing them. I didn't have anywhere to be, but exactly where I was. I could just watch and take photos of my nieces and nephews decorate the tree and that was the most eventful moment of the day. It wasn't crazy or hectic (well, ok, sometimes all those kids together is crazy...but definitely a happy crazy).
I loved it. I want more of that.
Peace: it's going to be my theme this December. Join me?
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