{"id":1468,"date":"2009-12-14T11:12:05","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T17:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=1468"},"modified":"2009-12-14T11:12:05","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T17:12:05","slug":"christmas-decorations-at-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/14\/christmas-decorations-at-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Decorations At Last!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although I am still recovering at home from my unexpected 4 night stay at the hospital<\/a>, we FINALLY got some Christmas decorations up yesterday, just in time for The Nester’s Christmas Tour of Homes<\/a>!\u00c2\u00a0 I am definitely paying for it today, having moved around a little more than I should have when I’m supposed to be taking it easy and not lifting anything over 5 pounds.\u00c2\u00a0 We definitely scaled things back this year, skipping the outside lights and wreaths entirely.\u00c2\u00a0 I still have a few things left to add: garland above the kitchen cabinets, garland on the banister, two small lighted trees in urns for our front porch.\u00c2\u00a0 But now I finally feel like Christmas is here, and I love having my house decorated for the holidays!\u00c2\u00a0 This was definitely a much needed pick-me-up that has lifted my spirits.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m still learning how to use The Picky Apple’s fancy-pants camera, so some of these pictures have a little too much flash.<\/p>\n

Here are a few little glimpses of Christmas at our house…<\/p>\n

Our front door wreath:<\/p>\n

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I just love the sound of bells jingling every time the door opens.\u00c2\u00a0 The Littlest Apple loves to play with these too, as he sings “Jingle Bells.”<\/p>\n

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Last year I bought a whole bunch of discounted ornaments to use in various apothecary jars and hurricane lamps\/vases around the house.\u00c2\u00a0 Such a simple way to decorate, and I love how festive it looks!<\/p>\n

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Big Santa Nutcracker and an apothecary jar full of silver bells:<\/p>\n

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Christmas potpourri with some ornaments and silver bells thrown in for some extra sparkle!<\/p>\n

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Polka dot boxes purchased at HomeGoods last year.\u00c2\u00a0 Wishing I had purchased a third one….<\/p>\n

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I decorate the mantle a little differently every year.\u00c2\u00a0 This year I’ve got a garland (with red apples, of course), nutcrackers, and Christmas blocks.\u00c2\u00a0 I’d like to change out my candles or add some ribbon to them.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve also been looking for some mercury glass stands similar in size to the clear glass ones I own.\u00c2\u00a0 Sorry this photo is a little blurry….<\/p>\n

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Another view…why hello, dusty mirror!<\/p>\n

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The Littlest Apple is still young enough to want to pull the stockings down from the mantle (and he can actually reach them this year), so for now, the stockings are hung from the top of the nearby bookcase.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m looking forward to having them back on the mantle again.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe next year?<\/p>\n

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My favorite Santa snowglobe that plays “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”:<\/p>\n

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And last but not least, the star of the show…our Christmas tree!\u00c2\u00a0 The Picky Apple had to go get the tree all by himself yesterday, and it took him 2 hours!\u00c2\u00a0 I was a little annoyed that he was gone so long, but the tree he picked is just perfect!<\/p>\n

When The Picky Apple and I first got married, I decided I wanted to have a Santa themed tree with only Santa ornaments.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ve been slowly adding to our collection over the years.\u00c2\u00a0 Last year, I decided the tree needed a little something extra, so I bought lots of silver and red sparkly ornaments to go along with all of the Santas.\u00c2\u00a0 As a result, my old tree topper and ribbons for the tree (cream and GOLD) no longer match, and the tree definitely needs more decorations.\u00c2\u00a0 This year after Christmas, I’ll be hunting for a new tree topper, ribbon, and some tulle to add to the tree next year.\u00c2\u00a0 And more lights!!<\/p>\n

Even though The Littlest Apple is trying to grab at all the ornaments and lights, we still decorated the tree all the way down.\u00c2\u00a0 (Last year I only decorated the top half.)\u00c2\u00a0 Most of the ornaments near the bottom are not breakable, but we’re trying hard to teach him to look with his eyes and not with his hands!<\/p>\n

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Closeups of some of the ornaments…<\/p>\n

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Hope you enjoyed the tour of our Christmas decorations!<\/p>\n

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