now it feels like christmas

it never fully feels like christmastime until the week that school is out
{especially this year with the lack of snow}
i just have a hard time focusing on more than one thing at a time
and right now there are three things needing focus: teaching, baby planning, and christmas
naturally, christmas has been pushed to the end

i have managed to do a few things christmas related
i have bought and wrapped all our gifts
and i have decorated our house
{every year i ask jordan if i can decorate before thanksgiving but he is a firm believer in thanksgiving and does not want it to be overshadowed by christmas}

the tree
we added some ornaments that my mom sent with us last year that i was given while growing up
and i made the star for the top

this nook is seriously my favorite
i love the table, typewriter, and the pear
and i love the stockings and other things added to it for the holidays
the little clock sings christmas carols on the hour and i love it

ribbons for christmas cards

the nativities

i love having a piano

while posting these pictures i noticed that quite a few things have changed since they were taken

for example, a couple of decorations have broken 

{some are repairable and some are not}

the tree tipped over 

{it's likely that i set it up wrong. i'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that it's leaning so much in the photo. jordan, of course, saved it.}

the ribbons have been filled to the brim with christmas cards

{receiving cards may be the highlight of the pre-holidays}

when i think about it i truly love our little home

it's not fancy and it's not filled with expensive things

but everything we have holds a meaning to us

and we love it

there is something about putting together a home with the person you love

i will forever cherish our memories here