Get in the Christmas spirit

I love it when Stephen is home because I get to do things like make mulled mead, listen to Christmas music for 4 hours straight, and make decorative strands of cranberries and popcorn.

Yesterday Stephen and I indulged in all of these luxuries. We also bought a tree, decorated it (after Colin got back from a weekend in New York), made a wreath, and made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I'm now way behind on Co-Madres work, but it was worth it.

Thanksgiving at home

Okay, I posted more pictures to Facebook, but I still like to feature some pictures here.

I went home for Thanksgiving for the first time in 6 or 7 years. I brought my boyfriend home with me for the first time. We had so much good food. Also, we had Thanksgiving dinner on Friday so Elise and Becca and parts of their families were able to join us. That was really wonderful. Anyway, here's the pretty:


Mmm, pie.

That's my Colin, doing what he does. He probably left that coffee cup half full on an end table. Just a guess.

And there she is. The star of the show:

I got time with my girls. So that makes everything else a little bit better.