Happy Holidays!

It's been a hectic holiday season of decorating the house and wrapping present after present. Last year we decorated a little but were still reeling from the move. This year, we could devote more time and resource to making the house look festive. And so I present a photo montage of what's been keeping us busy:

You can't see that well from the pictures, but the two upper windows have swags of colored lights. There are also colored lights wound around our lamppost, now that I'm qualified to operate solar-powered lights. And if you look closely, the little tree to the right of the house has some over-size Christmas balls hanging from it. Seeing those indoor/outdoor ornaments at Costco just about made my day, since a similar set from Pottery Barn was not in the budget.

Our other splurge this year? Timers for the lights. Because seriously who wants to plug in all the lights in each window upstairs as well outside and all the random inside sets every day? We still keep forgetting to plug in the snowmen over the piano, the window village, and the lights on the sideboard, which are all not on a timer. Even without those little extras turned on, it sure is nice to come home to a lighted Christmas tree and lawn.

Happy Holidays!

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