Fake trees

In case the major influx of colored lights and pine smells didn't clue you in- it's Christmas! I'm thrilled about this because last year we didn't really get to celebrate Christmas the way it should be celebrated due to a major event in our lives....marriage. So this year we have started out right!

We got a little fake tree-stuck it together like pros, fluffed out the plastic branches and plugged it all in.

Then we got all of our ornaments together to check out what we had and put the hooks on. If you look carefully you can see Ben's ornament this year......Darth Vadar in glass.

But the REAL treats were these little jewels. Somehow All of Ben's homemade ornaments got to our house and you can bet your bottom they are ALL on our little tree. I could not stop laughing and insisting that we give them all a place of honor. How can you resist that precious face?? And the popsicle sticks? Dear heaven help us TOO cute! They all made it one though some a little further to the back than others  for Ben's sake :)

With a silver star on top our tree was finished! We immediately proceeded to wrap presents, string lights around our entire living room--turn them on--and sit enjoying our handiwork while Christmas music played softly in the background. Very romantique :)

Decorating our tiny little hole in the wall made me a little homesick, but mostly it made me thankful for Ben and his intense love of the holidays. He actually appreciates my decorating and fussing and helps! Dear gosh I love him. He has been so busy and studying like a mad man but he always takes time to help me make our hole feel like home. Love that man.

Joyeux Noël mes amis!