Our Christmas Decor

I always enjoy seeing our house all decorated for Christmas. I also enjoy seeing how other people decorate for Christmas, so I thought I would share some of our decorations!

My mom has quite a few decorations, most of which are snowman themed. It makes it nice because we can leave the decorations up after Christmas too!

Since we are in a new house this year it took a bit longer to decorate as we had to find new places to put everything. This house has kind of a weird layout which made it hard to decorate. We also don't have very much wall space to hang pictures and signs. So basically we just put stuff wherever we could! 

Anyways, my mom did a great job decorating and the house does look pretty festive!

2017 Decorations

2016 Decorations

2015 Decorations

Merry Christmas!

Recent Purchases 2

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AE Ahhmazingly Soft Hoodie: I got this hoodie as a birthday present and it really is amazingly soft! The emerald green is one of my favorite colors (and it's also not a color I see very often!) so I was really happy to receive it! The length is just right too. If you're looking for the great cozy hoodie, this one is pretty close to perfect!

AE Plush Jegging Crew: This top is also incredibly soft and cozy. The length is great and is definitely one of those kinds of tops you could dress up or dress down.

Columbia Splash A Little II Rain Jacket: I really really like this rain jacket! This was another birthday present and one I had really been hoping to receive! I really needed a rain jacket, one that is actually waterproof. While I really like my North Face jacket, that's only water resistant. And while that is fine most of the time, there are times I really need to have something I know is going to keep me dry. And this jacket fits the bill! It's long (which I really like) and fitted in the waist (which I like even more!). I am all about clothes that are fitted as who wants to look like they're wearing a bag? This jacket is not lined with fleece or anything, so it will be fine in the spring as well. But I always like to go a size up in coats so I can wear layers underneath.

H&M Fitted Blazer: I ordered this blazer on black Friday so I was able to get a great deal on it. I think I paid only $25 for it. I've wanted a blazer for a while, and while I didn't really want to spend the money on it right then, I knew $25 was the cheapest I was ever going to be able to get a decent blazer for! H&M sizing is always weird, so I did have to go a size up on this. But overall it's a nice blazer. There is also lots of options on colors too.

Amazon polka dot dress: I've talked about this dress before and it is probably my most favorite dress I've ever owned. I wore it so many times over the summer! I like the classic print, the fit is great, the length is perfect, the price is reasonable at just $20, the fabric is soft, and it has pockets! You really can't go wrong with this dress! In fact, I've asked for another one for Christmas in a different color!

Luxe Floral Swing Tank for Women in Black Floral and Luxe Floral Swing Tank for Women in Cream Floral: I purchased these tops on cyber Monday and I'm pretty happy with them. I don't typically wear tank tops, but I liked the print and the jersey-like material is quite nice. They are a bit more loose and flowy than on the model, but they still look pretty nice when paired with a cardigan. They're also long too which is nice. 

If you haven't noticed I like longer tops! I hate anything that is cropped or sits right at the waist. I'm 5'8", which isn't super tall but is taller than average and I quite often have trouble finding tops that aren't short on me.

Have you purchased any new clothes lately?

Five for Friday

Hello and welcome to my Five for Friday! I am linking up with Bright on a Budget, Della Devoted, and BYBMG!

1. We got a record breaking snowfall on Sunday! My family likes the snow so we were pretty excited about it! It was actually the most snow this area had received in December in over 100 years! I think we ended up with somewhere between 7-8". We went for a walk in the snow while it was snowing and everything looked so pretty!

2. Earlier this week I picked up my Sephora birthday gift. I like Bite Beauty items, so I was glad to get the birthday gift!

3. On Wednesday we baked a lot of cookies! I made sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies, and peanut blossoms, and my mom made some brown sugar and cardamom snickerdoodles! 

And then we decorated them on Thursday. My sister decorated the Captain America, Iron Man, and Spiderman cookies. And in case you are wondering, yes, we DO have ninja cookie cutters!

4. This super creepy doll listing came up while I was on Facebook! I don't even know why someone would want to buy those! It's not even necessarily the dolls, but the way this person took the picture just makes them look extra creepy!

5. Just in case you missed it, on Monday I shared a Currently post and then on Wednesday I shared some pictures of some of the birds I've seen in my backyard!

Hope you have a great weekend!