Monday December 20, 2010

We finally got our Christmas Tree!!!  This is our first Christmas tree.  Last year we were out of town and so we didn't bother (plus we didn't technically live together) So this year I got to go shopping for some fun ornaments and Tree trimmings!  I went with a very fun, colorful and delicious theme

Colorful and Delicious!

I noticed a pattern after several trips to Target, Kohl's and Walmart....Snowflakes!  Even the tree topper!

Snowflake Topper

I purchased the tree topper, stocking holders, ornaments and a votive holder all at separate times....they are all snowflakes!  Which I guess was a sub-conscious thing.  I finally feel free to be me, the 'real' Christa...unique and unlike anyone else...just like a snowflake!  :)

Look even these Ornament tea light holders have snowflakes on them

Ornament Tea Light Lanterns

Our home finally (less than one week before Christmas Day) looks festive!
Yesterday, BF picked out the tree and brought it home while I was working....at first I wasn't so thrilled with it's egg-like shape, this is definitely the tree I would have talked him out of had I been there, but then decided that if that was the one he liked, and went and purchased with his own money, I would enjoy it...just as he is enjoying all of the Girlie ornaments and decorations that I chose.  Do you think a straight man would have ever chosen bows and candies and purple squiggles?

Shiny Balls, Bows, Candies & Squiggles

Let's not forget the lights....I asked him what he thought about stringing blue lights on the tree (Blue being his fav color)...of course he said yes, then I asked about purple...he nodded and that was the end of the convo.....days later (yesterday) after turning on some Christmas music and putting the Christmas tree in it's stand, I had him plug in the lights so that we could string them on the tree....he looked at me and said "What happened to the blue lights?"...I had made the executive decision to go with the purple lights, but upon plugging them in, it turns out that purple lights shine PINK!  :)  I'm not complaining....and neither did he.  After the egg tree was decorated he stepped back and said "It looks really good" with a smile on his face which totally made my heart smile.  We kissed next to our first prefectly imperfect tree!

Candies & Sparkles, Snowflakes & Squiggles, Shiny Balls & Bows...That's what our Christmas tree is made of!

This tree was definitely decorated by the 15 year old girl that lives within me.

C <3 B

I look forward to a lifetime of happy compromise.  :)  Life is great!

November 24th 2010

 Well better late than never...this was supposed to have been posted on the 24th of November....today is the 20th of December...I figured I'd still post so I had it to go back to one day.

Baby Face started a new job today...an additional job...which requires him to wake up before the sun.  I've always wanted to be a person that could wake up early and start the day off right by exercising, eating a healthy breakfast and just enjoying the peace that a brand new day brings.  And so I did.  My aggressive plan was to wake up at 5am, immediately throw on my sports bra and sneakers and fly out the front door to head to the gym, I could imagine the Rocky theme song playing in the background.  Well that is not exactly how the episode went today.  Instead of waking up at 5am, I woke up at 6am.  Instead of throwing on my sports bra, I headed straight to the coffee pot and poured myself a cup.  Instead of throwing on my sneakers, I opted for my pink fuzzy slippers...And instead of flying out the front door with the Rocky Theme song playing, I slowly strutted my way to the back door wiping the sleepies out of my eyes.  I checked in to the latest of what's goin on in everyone's world on Facebook, and then searched the recordings of Workouts on the DVR.  Instead of the running I had imagined I'd be doing, I chose to do Shimmy and work my hips and legs.  After my workout I had a dried fig and a container of Strawberry Banana yogurt.  I straightened up the livingroom and then hung out with Coco before the rest of the day began.   My day hasn't even started yet and I feel as though I've accomplished all that I wanted to do even if it wasn't how I had imagined.

Coco givin' me kisses