It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like ...

I don't have to finish that sentence.  You know.  CHRISTMAS!!!  Last night I started the decorating for Christmas, and ALMOST got it done mind you, but I got distracted along the way ... How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the original cartoon, I like that one so much better) AND Christmas Vacation were on and, although you would think they would add to the decorating experience (which they absolutely did) they also deterred me from working to my ... utmost ... potential.  I would stop, laugh, watch, get some hot chocolate, start again, play with my dog.  Let's just say all the men on my dad's side of the family have ADD and some even ADHD.  I'm pretty sure there's a little strand of it running through me.  Just ask my husband, he'll probably confirm that suspicion.  The tree is still naked, I got it up, but it was 12:30 by the time it made it's appearance and I decided that was good enough until tonight.  I just have the tree decorating and the garland attaching to my stair banisters and then the rest is up to my mister in the light hanging department.  I will have to take a picture when he's done, I have been blessed with a highly perfectionist, type A, hard working husband, which in some cases is a little hard to handle (just like my type B, flighty, fly by the seat of my pantsness is I'm SURE hard to handle) but in many cases, as in the case of having perfect amazing Christmas lights, it's fantastic.  So here's a little peek at my house at Christmas, the MOST wonderful time of the year ...

My entry table ...

The ADORABLE fa la la snowman I got at Chi Omega Christmas this year!

My very small Santa collection ...

My dining room table ...

My little fuzzy reindeer I got LAST year at a holiday craft bazaar ...

My stocking that my step mom NEEDLEPOINTED for me herself!  I LOVED Madame Alexander dolls growing up and yes my full name is Kathryn ...

The smaller shelf hanging on my wall.  I just heart glitter.  It's all over my house.  My mister, on the other hand, does NOT heart glitter ...

Our mantle with the hand-me-down garland that my mom gave me when she got new garland, MAN I love my mom's hand-me-downs ...

And last but not least, our nakie tree.  I am thinking the angel will be retired this year.  My mom has some ribbon and I'm going to try and make a bow tree topper with strands of ribbon coming down from the top.  We'll see how that turns out ...

Merry merry!  I just love my house at Christmas.  I love it to begin with, but it just seems so much cozyier (it's not a word, I know.) with the soft glow of lights and smell of Christmas-scented candles.  I will post an updated picture of the tree, once she's done.  Now I'm ready for my Christmas Girl's Night!  More on that in another post, if you want to come make sure you send me your email so I can add you to the Evite! 

Last reminder - my GIVEAWAY closes at NOON!  You have 30 minutes to post your email address, become a follower of my blog and put a post on your blog about my giveaway!  I will announce the winner tonight!  Good luck!!!