So if you're looking for that, go to Mama's tour. Cause over here in Bekahland, we're keeping it real. This may be my most disorganized Christmas EVER. So I thought rather than trying to pretend it was all perfect...I'd just keep it real.
This isn't decoration, but check it OUT! Christmas has descended upon my kitchen!! Let the baking BEGIN!
My kitchen is...pathetic. It used to be a well-themed room at Christmas. It was the s'more room. Unfortunately I collected too many s'mores for the tree that fit in the kitchen, so now the dining room is the s'more room and the kitchen is...sad. I would LOVE to make this the gingerbread room. But I'm waiting for Christmas to pass so I can get the stuff on sale!! For now...I stick poinsettias among the coffee stuff...
And this is my saaaaaad (channel the Clair Huxtable lilt) little Christmas tree. I hate it. It sits beside a loaf of bread and screams "HELP ME!!" Next year perhaps it will be a lovely gingerbread tree. In fact, I think that just might be its Christmas wish.
The S'more tree. This is in the dining room. I love this little tree. Love it. It is my only collection tree and it just makes me happy.
Here is one of the little s'mores. My friends and family have given most of them to me as gifts, and they always try to pick something that fits my personality.
This one was from Faith. :) Nuff said on that! :)
I had (and still do have) dreams of a lovely fireplace. But we're keepin' it real, folks. I have this beautiful little candle holder...with no candles lit most of the time. I'm not June Cleaver. I have the stockings...but I don't have stocking holders yet, so they're just stacked up. And of course - the spray bottle is what keeps the cats out of the tree!! As for the little faith sign...when I spoke at the luncheon yesterday, every seat had a little sign. "Somehow" this was the sign at my seat. I love God's orchestration.
Because I'm the princess, that's why!
I also like to collect things with "Joy" on them since it's my middle name. This was my present to myself this year.
The living room tree. I was informed last year (by a kid) that it's too skinny. But my house is too skinny. Therefore...
The guest room tree. It's got the hodge-podge-growing-up ornaments on it.
Snowman in the guest room. And yeah, the closet door is open. Keepin' it real.
Also in the guest room...collection of holiday boxes I've accumulated over the years.
The hallway tree. Mom made that. The little ornament beside it was a gift from someone who read my book. Love it! Oh and the little smattering of Christmas coffee table books. My attempt at trendy.
The bathroom tree. YES I have a tree in the bathroom. I also have a sweater drying. :)
Also in the bathroom....
The stairs tree. It's the fastest to put up and decorate. And yes, I feed my cats. This is their spare bowl. It's not used very often.
THIS is my favorite tree in the whole house. It's the bedroom tree. This is what I look at every night when I fall asleep. And it's the first thing I see when I wake up. Love it. :)
The sparkly top of the tree...
I added these poinsettias this year.
Ornaments in a jar (that needs dusted).
Also in my bedroom...the holy family that Mom made. Jesus still has a dismembered arm. I'm so sorry about that. This is the Bible that was on the front of my book.
The other bathroom. The tree, the snowman, an the hairspray. All the essentials.
THIS is my only magazine-esque picture. Rachel took this one when she came over to take my card photos.
Random decor on the bookshelves. The office is (regrettably) the only room without a tree. After Christmas sales, baby.
So there you have it. Just keepin' it real. Spray bottles, hair product, laundry and all. :)
6 comments:
well, I just love it. All the reality of it! I do believe you are turning into Lynnette with all those trees! I put up 3 trees this year and Frog cautioned me not to get too carried away! But I wanted a "pretty tree," a "crazy tree" (it looks like something outta Whoville, with all our random childhood ornaments), and a tiny tree for Adelaide. So that's what we have! I'll have to take some pictures one of these days. Oh and I WANT TO BE IN YOUR KITCHEN! I love baking, especially at Christmas time. I haven't done a thing yet because my house is disastrously messy and I can't justify making yet another mess in the kitchen until the current messes are cleaned up! Oh dear. This is probably the longest comment I've ever left you. Or that's ever been left by anyone, period. I just got really excited about the decorations and the baking. Sorry... :)
Okay, Miss Bekah. I thought I had quite a collection of Christmas baking supplies this year, but you are, hands down, WAY ahead of me!
I was also extraordinarily lucky just to get our one Christmas tree up and decorated. (And Mr. Ethan keeps re-decorating it!) I did get the outside of the house decorated with a decent display of lights...but inside it's pretty pathetic and it isn't likely to get much better.
And while you hardly need me to suggest what you write, I think you should write a post detailing all your Christmas baking plans. Because you definitely have some big plans!
I'm always amazed at your Christmas trees! Even the little ones (smile).
Jenna - Do you need me to send Frog a message about the importance of a tree in every room? Because I will! :) Baking days are Sunday and Monday and you are MOST INVITED to my kitchen. Granted there's not much room so it'll be "get to know ya" time, but you're invited! And I love long comments. Leave them anytime. :)
Christina - It's a little extreme, isn't it? It's my gift to all the work folks and a few others too, so I have to crank out a lot. The main problem is...I need that chunk of counter space to actually COOK. So I'm not sure how I'm going to get around that. I will give you your OWN personal post on the baking. I promise. And if you have ANY outside decor up, you're ahead of me. I have to wreaths and a flag. No bows this year, no lights, no nothing else. I lost my fortitude.
Delta - THANKS!! Even the laundry tree, huh?? :)
We passed a house in our neighborhood that had a big tree in their upstairs landing in front of the window. That's where our tiny tree is. Frog commented how nice it looked and I said I thought he would complain if I wanted to set up yet another large tree. He said I was probably right. :)
My house is clean. The pastor is considering canceling church tomorrow if we get a bajillion inches of snow, so I COULD possibly have an entire day to bake! I mentioned that to him when he asked me if we had any Christmas cookies yet. Not that I was encouraging him to cancel church...just letting him know what I would do with that extra time!
Make sure none of your baking ingredients have passed their "best if used by" date. You know how that would turn out!
Bekah:
'specially the laundry tree! ;-)
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