ringing in December.

i don't know where we found the energy to start christmas decorating this past weekend, but we did. we managed to put up the tree, window clings / decorations, and our stockings. i'm happy we were able to get most of it out of the way, although we still have to put up our christmas lights and splash a few more decorations around the apartment but for the most part, we're good to go!

i'm not exactly sure what our christmas plans are this year but one thing stands for certain - i'll be spending it with my family. unlike Thanksgiving when i am more than willing to spend it with z's family, christmas is always shared with mine. you might be thinking that my family goes all out for this special occasion, but they don't. if there's one thing you must know about my family is that they are and have never been big on holidays. so why do i choose to celebrate with them? one reason is that my mom's birthday is on Christmas and secondly, i cherish the time i get to spend with my sisters on that day. i already mentioned it, but the fact that my parents were never festive during the holidays depressed me. i used to daydream about the family christmases i saw on TV and read in books.. i so wished i was a part of that, which is why i try real hard to provide that to my sisters. when i lived at home, we always had a christmas tree and my sisters and i would decorate it together. i would take them shopping for my parents' gifts and for our friends.. in essence, i tried to give them the experience i never had.

hm.. so i guess i do know what i'm doing for Christmas this year after all. why did i ever think to question it?

xoxoxo

p.s. i'll be posting more pictures of our decorated abode throughout the month

p.p.s. i'm excited about the mistletoe - it's a new thing this year.. and i've already caught z twice under it :)