simple.just.practical.

The big holiday is over and done. Does anyone else feel the tiniest bit depressed when it's all over? I don't know about you, but for me, the anticipation coming up to the big day is what I revel in the most. Sure, the presents are way up there for the kids, but mine equally anticipate the activities we get up to prior to the big day. Our little list of activities (dare I say traditions) help make the season that much more special.  In no particular order: ✔1. Christmas Gardens Lights-our botanical garden have a gorgeous display 2. The Nutcracker play ✔3. Gingerbread houses ✔ 4. Baking cookies 5. Mulled wine (just the husband and I of course) 6.  Watching Christmas movies:: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ✔ Love Actually ✔ The Holiday ✔ Elf The Polar Express ✔ Last Christmas (new addition for me this year) ✔ 8. Visiting w/ Santa (with kids) ✔ 9 . Advent calendars ✔ 10. Ebelskivers ✔ 11. Christmas Eve Boxes       We managed to almost complete the lis...

It’s been a long time since I was in this space and I forget that I used to keep up a blog. I still read blogs daily and enjoy them so. Everything from the professional bloggers/vloggers to the average person. I may prefer the latter in my honest opinion since it feels like real life and a bit more relatable. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you the current state of our world but to say the holidays are almost upon us and there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. One of the first vaccines was administered in my town in our state today. I’m not a 100% sure I’d get this vaccine if given the opportunity but I’m thankful for the hardworking scientists and frontline workers.  It’s been an incredible 9 months. I, like everyone else in the country/world, miss my family dearly and wish I could be with them. My folks are immunocompromised and while I could visit them I would hate to inadvertently spread the virus to them. Thankfully we can video chat as they are a bit more technologically ...