~ ♥ My half finished ginger bread house ♥ ~
Christmas is coming and I am so excited! I do have to admit that this is a change to my usual feelings however….
I guess I was always excited as a child for Christmas ~ all the bustle of people, presents and pretty decorations? Who wouldn’t be? And as a teen I loved hoarding my money, saving every cent for the perfect gift for each of my family members. I remember my sister and I would have secret Christmas conferences that would last all afternoon where we would calculate how much money we needed, who we needed to buy for and what we would buy them!
Of course, there would be the sneaky entry under each other’s name and stern warnings not to look at each other’s notebook!
I guess as I got older, the feeling that I missed the most was that excitement of expectation. Oh, the day was fun, and I enjoyed spending it with my family, but the thrill was lacking…. Christmas was just Christmas.
~ ♥ House complete with candy dripping from every available spot! ♥ ~
Then, all of a sudden there was a whole new world of possibilities! I was married, my husband and I were starting our own family and our own family traditions. Plus, maybe, just maybe, we might be in our new house for Christmas.
Well. That did it. I was all excited for Christmas and all the fun things I could do for it. Decorating the house, cooking, Christmas cards ~ the list of ideas was endless!
~ ♥ The back view ♥ ~
Now, although the purchasing of the house has progressed {what a relief…}, we won’t be in it for Christmas. But I am still excited anyway. Last week I decorated a ginger bread house to share with my in~laws, and this week I sung with a church choir for their community carols concert which was so much fun!
I am planning to have my Christmas cards sent out by the end of the week; I am also planning to actually send them this year…. > O <
Last year with all the hectic end of year fuss {wedding, honeymoon, getting sick. graduating ~ all that in the end of November/December!} I wrote the cards out but never sent them. So some of our relatives will end up with two Christmas cards and a Christmas letter this year! The more the merrier right?
~ ♥ Close up ~ I love how the front path turned out with pink stars scattered in the ‘crazy paving’ ♥ ~
How are your Christmases shaping up? I hope they will be lots of fun for us all ~ a fantastic celebration.
xox,
bonita
I love the house, it's awesome!! My sister made some amazing gingerbread houses last year, I think I might have a go.
ReplyDeleteFrom Carys of La Ville Inconnue
The gingerbread house is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about Christmas changing as we get older. Suddenly, it's easier to wait to unwrap those presents and Christmas almost seems like just another day, except with more people around and a rather nice meal. It's definitely worth taking the time to recapture your childhood feeling of Christmas.
I have no idea how anyone can decorate so beautifully!
ReplyDeleteWell done, it looks gorgeous, and extremely intricate.
-Dee from e-Volving Books
@Carys ~ Oh, you so should give it a go; I had so much fun decorating, and I think it's fast becoming one of my favorite Christmas~y things to do! ^ W ^
ReplyDelete@Katie ~ Thank you! And I totally agree... It's so sad when Christmas is just another day. It's much more fun when it's exciting!!
@Dee ~ Thank you! ^ __ ^