Happy New Year

“Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.”  
~Brad Paisley

Necklaces for New Years

Those of you who know me, know that I like BIG jewelry.

So when I found Shoplately I was instantly in love.

I ordered two large necklaces.

I want to wear one of them for New Years,

but I'm having trouble deciding which one to wear.

Take a look and see which one you think I'll choose.

Sorry for the boob shot, but I had to get close to show you.

This one is gold and has clear crystals.

The second necklace is much larger and has yellow stones.

 

So which one did I pick?

Guess you'll have to read my upcoming blogs to find out.

Lovin' the Holidays

I hope you had a fantastic Christmas.

I couldn't believe it was sunny and 70 degrees.

It felt like a beautiful spring day

instead of the middle of winter.

 

The food was fantastic and the company was great.

My family actually got to celebrate

Christmas Eve with my parents,

and Christmas Day with Todd's family.

 

I couldn't have asked for a more perfect holiday.

Family, they may be crazy, but you still gotta love them.

 

Here's hoping that you had a wonderful Christmas.

AND

have a fantastic, stupendous, excellent weekend.

Merry Christmas

 

Smiles, love and blessings to you and your family.

Here's hoping you are surrounded by those you love.

Merry Christmas

Hallelujah

May you have a blessed Christmas.

~Kisses~

Brenda

Unique Christmas Trees

Are you a procrastinator like me?

Do you wait until the last minute to go buy your Christmas tree

only to find that the lot sold out?

No worries.

Here are some ideas that you can use to improvise.

Keep in mind,

I'm not saying they're good alternatives, but they are options.

Via

 String some lights on your step ladder, 

put a couple ornaments on the strings, and

Voila, instant tree.

Via

Have some recycling that you haven't turned in yet?

Perfect, make a tree out of it.

(Kind of reminds me of college, and all the beer

bottles/cans we used to stack up).

Via

We could have actually done this in our house

when the kids were younger.

Lexx had so many stuffed animals, 

there was almost a constant pile like this anyways.

Via

If you save up your egg cartons throughout the year,

and have a painting party, you could have 

this little beauty in YOUR house.

Via

And last but not least, the book tree.

Although, I'm not so sure the setup is fire safe.

Light bulbs and paper probably aren't a great combination.

So I hope this got some creative juices flowing for you.

It just goes to show with little time and llittle money,

you can always come up with tacky alternatives.

The Countdown Begins

Via

 

Are you getting excited for Christmas?

Can you believe there are only 5 more days to go?

Say whatee what!

 

I'm not really stressed because I have

all my shopping done with the exception

of  three things.

 

I'm going to take this weekend to wrap gifts,

get my hair trimmed, rotate my tires, and try

to get caught up on chores.

 

Do you have any big plans for this weekend?