It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

This weekend, Jason and I started decorating for our first Christmas together. We are very excited, but at the same time it is very different decorating our own house and not being with our families to put up the decorations. We have a new tree that we love, and we have a very eclectic mix of hockey bear, karate kid, super hero, ballerina, and classical music ornaments. I also made some swags above the windows that I am very proud of. We made a huge mess and it is still a work in progress. More pictures to come as we add more to our home:)

Dining room table.

The before picture with a lonely swag.

The huge mess!

Jason decorating our tree!

Jason's favorite Spider-man ornament. I was NOT allowed to hang this one on the tree!

The tree.

Our living room.

The kitchen.

Thanksgiving Weekend

This Thanksgiving Jim, Debbie, Wes, and Lauren came from Florida to visit. We had Thanksgiving with Jim's family in Northern Virginia. We had a wonderful time, and it was nice to have a full house for the holiday. Jason was so happy to have his family for Thanksgiving!! We missed Danny and Erin who were in Mississippi and couldn't be with us. On Friday after Thanksgiving, Jason and I planned a surprise and took everyone to the Sight and Sound Theatre in PA for a Christmas show. Debbie seems to think she is the master of surprises, however, we got her good!!!! She had NO idea what we had planned but figured it out once we were on the road toward PA. She was also not happy that EVERYONE knew except for her. The other surprise was the my mom and her sister met up with us, and they came to the show as well. I was very excited to see my family too! We had a wonderful time and the show was fantastic!!! It was such a large production with 3 stages, and animals running through the aisles. It was a great way to start off the Christmas season. We had a great holiday and we were happy to see everyone and pull off a few surprises while we were at it.

Jim, Debbie, Jason, and I in front of the angel tree at the theater.

Debbie, Wes, Lauren, Jim and I.

The beautiful angel tree.

Random pictures from the weekend.