Our Home for the Holidays...

Welcome to our Christmas home tour! Whether you are a regular reader, or your visiting via The Nester's Christmas Tour of Homes, we're glad you stopped by! I will be short and sweet since these tour posts are all about the pictures! Hope you enjoy our home tour... have a very Merry Christmas!

There's no place like home for the Holidays...

And while we don't actually spend the holidays at our house, I decided I would still share a little bit of what our home looks like for the Holidays! I have loved seeing everyone else's Holiday decor, so I decided I would join in the sharing! In case it isn't obvious at this point, I am once again exhausted of wedding planning. And I figure if I'm sick of doing it, y'all are sick of reading about it! I'm glad that the timing worked out, and at least I have Christmas to distract me for awhile! So, here goes with my mini home-tour of what we have done so far. First up, the tree & fireplace:


Sadly, my camera can't seem to take a picture without the flash being on, so my tree looks a little sad in the picture. It really does look better in person! And yes, those 2 Christmas frames on the mantel don't have any pictures in them yet. I'll get to it... eventually! Next up is our kitchen table:


Now, we don't really ever eat anything at this table.. which is why it stays decorated for various seasons & holidays pretty much year-round. My favorite part has to be the snowman napkin rings... I have major love for snowmen. Next, our nativity:


I love, love, love my nativity. It is the Willow Tree nativity, and my Aunt Barb bought me a different set each year as part of my Christmas present each year until I had the whole set. I also have the large Creche (sp?) building part, but it wouldn't fit on this shelf. I guess I need a new spot for my nativity next year! Last but not least...


Carter and one of his favorite decorations, his snowman pillow on the couch. They pretty much snuggle with each other all day while we're working. He is also sporting his fun green & red polka dot Christmas collar from Mud Pie/Mud Puppies. He is dreaming of a White Christmas more than anybody, because this dog LOVES the snow!

Well with that I will conclude my mini Christmas tour of our home. I hope everyone enjoyed it!

A Preppy Present

Today was a great day. When I got to work, I had this huge box from Dean & Deluca on my desk, with a card attached on the side. I opened it, and it was from one of my clients, saying that she sent me a "small" gift of appreciation for all of the help I had provided her throughout the year. When I opened the box, the first thing I saw was this:


And then after wading through a pile of pink-ness, bubble wrap and freezer packs, I got to this:


And that, ladies & gentlemen... is the Dean & Deluca Sweet Couture Crocodile Pink Cake. Now, I know you can't tell from the pictures, but the detail on this thing is ridiculous. I looks like an actual pink handbag, with crocodile embossing and everything. Keep in mind that I only have a phone relationship with this client, and talk to her maybe once or twice a week, and she somehow knows me well enough to send me a gift that is: a. Pink, b. a purse and c. edible. I love her. This may be one of the greatest gifts ever. And as much as it pained me to cut into this thing, Ryan was pretty excited about eating a piece of cake that cost almost as much as our entire wedding cake. To make it even better, here's what this baby looks like inside:


To be exact, it is a layered Tahitian vanilla bean cake with chocolate fudge and white chocolate butter cream. Or, as I would call it, heaven. I seriously suggest adding this to your Christmas list ASAP.