Come the second week of December and my boxes still aren’t unpacked, my self still not settled into the House of Dreams.
Moving while working isn’t easy.
Maybe I’d be tempted to skip Christmas decorating this year. After all, I’ll be going back to Lincoln to celebrate Christmas with my family anyway.
But I couldn’t do that.
Christmas provides the impetus to finish my unpacking, to get the main rooms ready.
Stick a tree in the corner next to the piano.
Lights around the window and a mini-tree on the end table.
Anna winds lights along the staircase.
Christmas balls and lights among my crystal on a bookcase.
An advent wreath on the table.
The House of Dreams is ready for Christmas (except for those empty boxes and miscellany still hanging out in the dining room.)
I finished the last “emptying” of the living room and dining room last night.
Two more rooms moved in–and two ready for Christmas. Yippee!
And now, to show off my Christmas tree and its homemade skirt in a bit more detail…
Please forgive my vanity, but I’m pretty proud of our little (big) House of Dreams.
Hi Beckah ~~ I like your tree skirt. :) It is the nicest I have seen for a long while. Very homey.
I am excited about your move to Columbus. I think. Columbus is a nice town although I’ve only been there a handful of times.
Will you be able to teach there? When we moved away from my college I commuted for two years still. It was 75 miles away from our new home. After that I retired.
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Just barely bloggging until 2011. I will post again before midnight. Another grandkid graduated from college so I’ll talk about her (mostly).
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I LOVE it! It’s an awesome looking house! So very cozy. And I love your tree skirt as well. Glad you went for decorating it for Christmas.
You are your mother’s daughter when it comes to Christmas.
Lovely! I really like the inside lights around the window — will have to try that next year. And you did a wonderful job on the tree skirt.
Very nice Beckah! Your place is very inviting! I love the tree skirt! Great job! Merry Christmas!