opening presents

i'm getting a little sentimental knowing that the holidays are so close to being over. i keep looking for the button that says "stop now." maybe i should just opt to leave my tree up year round. ha, take that christmas! i finished my last diy project yesterday while listening to christmas music from neil diamond, the biebs, jackie evancho, and she&him. all wonderful! i have another 48 hours of listening ahead of me.

we celebrated christmas with my family this week. they are such lovlies to let us open our gifts even though they're waiting patiently until 12/25 to open ours.

of course mom made another heavenly meal complete with her christmas china and linens. you would never know that i miss eating her food 3x's a day, right? imagine my excitement when

i opened beautiful white porcelain dishes from my ma & pa!!! i am over the moon thrilled to have them. they feel so classic and timeless.



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i'm going to photo some of the diy gifts i gave this year and post about them. there's something exciting in giving a gift you made with your own two hands, each so unique and personalized. til then, merry christmas eve!