The opening of White Christmas is like a gray winter’s day. It’s nighttime on a battlefield, and an army unit is celebrating Christmas and the impending reassignment of a general. The men are all wearing dusty green uniforms, and they are so quiet you could hear a snowflake land. Their eyes are focused on aContinue reading “The colors of White Christmas”
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to do lists of the semi-adult: episode 12
Adult Christmas is hard. When you’re little, you basically just have to show up for presents on Christmas morning. Now we have to do the shopping and the cleaning and the cooking all while working full time. If you’re in the middle of holiday stress, you aren’t alone. Jewels and I are struggling a littleContinue reading “to do lists of the semi-adult: episode 12”
to do lists of the semi-adult: episode 11
In this episode, Jewels and I talk about planning for Christmas. I know–Christmas before Thanksgiving?! But part of being a semi-adult is thinking ahead, so here we go. Jewels and I love Christmas cards (and most other things about Christmas). Jewels has a Pinterest board dedicated to couple’s holiday card ideas, just in case you can’t findContinue reading “to do lists of the semi-adult: episode 11”
ugly sweater ornaments
For a tiny apartment with a tiny Christmas tree, I sure do have a lot of ornaments. I can’t stop! They are miniature works of art and I love to look at them on my tree and in every holiday store or catalog. But good ornaments don’t just have to be professionally done. The bestContinue reading “ugly sweater ornaments”
characters’ christmas trees
One year in college I left our Christmas tree up so long it became an Easter tree (complete with Easter egg lights). For a few years in New York I lived in a 400-square-foot apartment, but I always made sure I had room for my boxes of Christmas ornaments. Right now I have a smallContinue reading “characters’ christmas trees”
gift-card giving fun felt envelopes
When I was little, my grandpa gave me a gift card to Barnes & Noble for $20. I thought it was the most money in the world. I remember looking at all the shelves, picking out so many books, so excited at the new stories at my fingertips. When I was done, we went toContinue reading “gift-card giving fun felt envelopes”
christmas dinner keepsake
I love the idea of having a dinner party, now that I have a table that can fit more than two people. And to me, name tag place holders at dinner scream “I can throw an awesome dinner party and my details are more fun than the average entire dinner.” Don’t they say that toContinue reading “christmas dinner keepsake”