News of the Feus...: Oh Christmas, How I Love Thee!

When I was in college in my dorm room, my mother bought my a tiny tree that I could decorate in my dorm room and my roomie and I strung lights throughout the room and windows (the lights in the room stayed permanently). Then when I transitioned from the dorm to my first apartment we had a tree and my parents gave me extra decorations to fill my home away from home with all the Christmas goodies that I loved. I made stockings and presents for all my friends and in turn infected them with my family's Christmas spirit. A dear friend had told me "I never appreciated Christmas until I knew you". To this day, this is one of the most special compliments I have ever received.

When I lived at Comstock with a house full of roommates (including Geoff and my brother) we hung lights on the house and topped it off with a tree on the roof. As in college, I made stockings for everyone but this time I sewed unique stocking shapes from discarded articles of each of their clothing. We had a beautiful tree lit with all bright blue lights, it was calming and beautiful.

Since Geoff and I have been on our own, I have decorated and created Christmas in all of our rented homes, filling them to the brim with Christmas spirit. And as the caring and loving husband he is, he allows me to go as crazy as I want. :)

This year marks our second Christmas in our home, proudly owned, and I love how our decorations look in our home. I love how our tree fills the entire house with a fresh pine scent. I love watching my grandma's bubble lights glow and bubble with love. I love the warmth of the fire in the front room. I love the Nutcracker Village I searched high and low for and finally found on ebay two years ago. I love watching my favorite Christmas shows on our huge TV. I love my growing nutcracker collection and the newest addition - an Elf from Santa's village. I love our Christmas light lamp that I created. I love the thrifted pink, glittery peace banner I found earlier in the year. I love our snowman light porch.

I love that our house if filled with Christmas Magic.

Here are some pictures of our Beautiful tree . . . more pictures of everything else to come very soon!!

Only a portion of our Christmas Boxes ;)

Casey Jones (aka Bubbas) helping decorate the tree by chewing on a cut off limb . . . it was his favorite toy that night!

Terrapin (aka Baby Boy) loving the tree and watching us decorate it.