Shutterfly and a Sneak Peek

Howdy partners!!

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wanted to give you a sneak peek of my "home-made tree"

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I have had alot of fun working on these crafts over the past few weeks 

and am so excited to share with yall all that i have completed!!

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I promise this picture just doesn't do the tree justice!

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In other news...

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Didjaknow???

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Shutterfly is offering an AWESOME deal for bloggers this year.

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50 free christmas prints!!

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SCORE!!!

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Go here to check it out. 

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

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Here are a few of my favorites.

(you can also click on the picture and go directly to that card.)

I think this one is my favorite!

And then i see this one and i am all a jumble again!!

And my husband adores this one.

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It's so hard for me to choose. 

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Can't wait to share the one i pick!!

Hope to be back tomorrow with the How to on the dining room tree.

Christmas at Momma's

Yesterday I left straight from school and headed to mom's to help her decorate her entry.

We had a limited amount of time and i don't just LOVE the table yet but we are getting there.

Mom had put up the tree and lights and mesh on the tree and banister and I helped with finishing touches. 

She has collected such fun and unusual ornaments over the years.

Love the lights and big bow at the bottom of the banister.

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And I really hate the quality of Iphone 3g photos but for now they will work.

Can't wait to go back and take some better pictures to show you the neat stuff we added in.

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This picture just doesn't do the foyer justice.

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My little brother walked in and goes "oh, great.. yall managed to find a way to girlify christmas"

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"you betcha!!" mom and i both replied!!

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Beginning to look alot like christmas

Now that everyone has recovered from their self-induced turkey coma, it's time to get out the decor!!

Ever since i can remember decking the halls has been my favorite thing about christmas.

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As a child the family would form an assembly line from the attic to the kitchen to unveil all our treasures.

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After as little as 30 minutes a melt-down of some sort would happen and after a much needed break the whole family would resume their previous position. 

I remember laughing over old school art projects.

A(sister) and I taunting Nick(brother) with some embarassing object.

And ALWAYS.... a memory was made.

This year I wanted a no fuss totally relaxing christmas.

One where the tree was up in plenty of time and the spirit of giving was my focus.

After all decor is one of the silly things we place way way too much importance in.

I placed some of my favorite ornaments on our tree.

One's that remind me of special memories.

{like the one's of my wonderful days at bama}

And one's that my sweet momma has gotten for me.

We will be celebrating some of our christmas early this year.

We head to the River in two weeks to visit my uncle.

Then the next weekend all of Casey's family will be here for his graduation.

{btw this is FINALLY a picture of our den almost complete. So thankful to be "near the end in here"}

{here is the view from the front door}

This will be the first year for us to share christmas in our home with other family members.

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For the past two years we have always gone to family;

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which we have loved, but we are excited to create memories in our own home this year!!

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I LOVE this picture frame and little snowman. 

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I bought these things last year with my very dear friend, Stephanie and her wonderful MIL Tara.

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When I look at these items I don't necessarily see cute decor, but a fun trip, (filled with lots of laughter) with a kindred spirit.

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Now.. time to finish up the tree in our dining room so I can show yall what I have been busy making. 

PS. Stephanie is EXPECTING!!! Yippee!!!!

At least for a while this will be as close as Lil' Bit will get to a cousin and we are ECSTACTIC to welcome this baby in July 2010. 

*I know Steph will have some amazing DIY projects up her sleeve in anticipation of their bundle of joy!!

Happy First week of December yall!!!

The stockings were hung by the what?? no chimney?

Here are a few of the things we used to decorate around this house this holiday season.

adoreable sign Candace made for me.

Pottery barn stockings i found at the outlet for 1.99 a piece. 

Doorbusters are amazing after thanksgiving.

These are the treats we left for santa, however little elf Luke (our beagle) decided to taste the morsels to make sure they were fit to eat. 

Then there was nothing left for santa!!

Sorry, we will make it up next year.

Our christmas china that my uncle got for us. These are the salad plates and my parents got us the dinner plates. LOVE them.... also here is our key for santa to get in that a friend found for us!

And our tree very early christmas morning. 

I also must share as casey and i awoke to get ready with the video camera to go find AC in her bed we let Luke out as usual, however the crazy winds blew our gate open so we spent christmas morning chasing our beagle around the neighborhood.

Such nostalgia watching people around their christmas trees as I chase my crazy pup through their yards. 

Ready for Santa Claus

Our Tree is adorned with ornaments galore and Our tinsel is hung around the door for sure. Enjoy the pics

Annual Christmas Cookie Party

yay!!!! elvis ornaments and a cross... notice luke eating up the attention of someone actually holding him!!

This years annual cookie party was changed to an ornament swap/ initiation to a new one.... here are a few pictures from the party

Me with Aunt Emily... We look super cute! Notice that we match.....