Holidaze 2009

holiday 2009
Originally uploaded by alter ego.

Moving house this year means that we're not bringing the holidays into our home.

Since our Home is Under Construction, we're making merry with a lot of Christmas and Holiday themed tv and movies, drinking a ton o' cocoa, and enjoying the simplier things of the holiday season - games, books, the radio and planning for next year, when we (I?) can do Christmas "right" next year. . .

So far, the list includes:
-putting our holiday houses - I have 26+ Hallmark houses that make a Town (Merryville)
-more lights outside - we should have landscaping and hopefully shrubbry to support the larger sized Christmas lights
-a tree!
-Stockings and the Menorah at the fireplace
-Wreath on the door... this year, we have a jelly cling Menorah (which IS cool)

What we WILL have that are traditions I hold near and dear...
-chocolate oranges
-new books
-screenings of A Santa Claus, Elf, A Christmas Story and It's a Wonderful Life

The new traditions I can't wait for...
-Christmas dinner with my BBF and her family on Christmas Day
-Maine for a few days with Sparky again
-Turkey dinner on Christmas Eve with Sparky, her sister + 1 and Nephew
-A joint holiday card with Sparky

It IS the most wonderful time of the year!

i am moved

The last four days, in a bulleted list:

• Watched part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with tea
• Packed Apartment in a very organized, labeled way as we will not be fully upacked until the 2010 Opening Ceremonies
• Consumed turkey, stuffing, pie, and wine with new extended family
• Boarded the pup-eroni in an attempt to finish packing without tripping
• Donated goods to Goodwill
• Directed movers as they loaded all our worldly positions into one truck in two hours
• Arrived at new home, coordinated unloading of moving truck
• Drank beer, watched movie with Sparky and SIL to be
• Drank coffee
• Retrieved dog, gave him a tour of his new yard
• Organized all boxes as we cannot unpack 1/2 our house until construction is done
• Took a nap
• Enjoyed dinner with Dad, Step-mom and Grandmom at great local farm/restaurant

Busy weekend, full of good things, hard work and reaffirmation that as I move into my first house, I am moving in with the partner for me... Sparky and I made it through the good (pie! wine!), the bad (I forgot to pack our silverware!) and the ugly (our current pre-renovated bathroom) of a holiday weekend, a move, and two family events with grace, minimal snarkiness and that satisified feeling of a job well done.

Happiness is Still Homemade!

Happiness is still homemade embroidery
Originally uploaded by 31experiment.

I found this while perusing flickr.com today and just LOVE it.

It's timely and true and is something I would love to make to hang in our new home. Someday. You know, after I finish up my "Owl make dinner" apron I'm working on ...