New Year 2013...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Thank you all for your love and support in 2012.

May 2013 bring us all happiness, good health,

dreams realized and love.

XO!

Happy New Years!

F

Christmas morning...

Christmas has got to be one of our favorite days of the year.
I can actually say it is my husbands favorite day of the year.
He starts planning for the next year the day after.
We don't have two legged kids, we have four legged.
So, we spoil ourselves and our sweet boys.

For years I worked in Retail and really didn't appreciate
Christmas as I lived the hell of retail for two months.
Now that I have been in the civilian world for the last 6 years
I go all out knowing it is my husbands favorite day of the year.

I thought I would share a little bit of our Christmas morning.

Stockings stuffed

Our little trees

 

Santa was here...

 

A little bit of vintage...

 

Stockings for the boys!

 

The morning wouldn't be quite right without a big fire!

 

My Mr. O's fabulous wrapping skills!

 

Laddy digging into his stocking.

 

 Diesel in his stocking

 

My two favorite presents, both vintage of course!

 

We start the day with coffee, then after working up a hunger we

make eggnog panettone french toast and bacon for breakfast

then once all done and surrounded by gifts

we have lunch.

 There are no calories on Christmas day.

 

I hope your Christmas was a wonderful day filled with much joy and love.
Till next year!

Ciao,
F

Merry Christmas!

A very Merry Christmas to you and your families.

May it be merry and joyful!

oh yeah, and may it be a beautiful White Christmas as well.

Merry Christmas!

F

12 Days of Christmas...

On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Twelve drummers drumming

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Merry Christmas Eve!

Ciao,
F

12 Days of Chirstmas...

On the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Eleven pipers piping

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Ciao,
F

Christmas Trees...

I love Christmas trees, I really do.
May favorite memories of Christmas as
a child was going out to the woods or the
Christmas tree farm and cutting down the
most perfect tree.
The smells, the mud, rain and all those needles
after dragging it in. Then the fun began, decorating.
Now that I am an adult I tend to be a little more open
to different kinds of trees. I admit though I am still
partial to a real tree.
Here are a few options I found this year including a
so so picture of our trees this year.

Our little trees this year!

Traditional in gold

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All in White

 

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 Candy colored trees

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 Alternative

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Smaller traditional in a french metal basket

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They make me want to sing,
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas tree...

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and the festivities begin.
I can't wait.

Ciao,
F

12 Days of Christmas...

On the tenth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Ten Lords a Leaping

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Ciao,
F

12 Days of Christmas...

On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Nine Ladies Dancing

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Eight Maids-a-milking

Seven Swans a Swimming

Six Geese-a-laying

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

and a
Partridge in a Pear Tree

Ciao
F