{baby it's cold outside...}

The trees up!

Outdoor lights are up!

..but I still need to finish decorating...

Good thing is...

My style has changed over time

and I'm really going for the

"less is more"

look this year!

I'm not even gonna hang the stockings from the mantle...

their new place to hang this year is along the banister!

At least that's what I'm thinking at the moment..

haven't gotten that far yet!

Have you made any changes in your Christmas decor this year???

{i just had to share...}

...this a-ma-zing gingerbread house my sister and her family made! Can you believe it??? I asked her if I could just take up permanent residency! She's always trying to deny all of her Martha Stewart talent and there's just no denying anymore. This things a mansion bursting with oodles of creativity! I told her that my store bought gingerbread house looked like crap now that I'd seen this masterpiece and all I wanted to do is go out gingerbread house smashing.


We all keep telling her she NEEDS to do a blog and she simply refuses, she says she doesn't have time for it. What??? So here I am blogging for the two of us. I already have another post I need to do in her behalf  to showcase some very cute scarves she finished crocheting a while ago..  I'll save that for another day though, I wouldn't want to overwhelm anyone with her abundant knowledge of goodness and talent all at once. Maybe I should just change the name of my blog to "all things gritty... {WE} heart."

Anyhoo~