THE HOUSE
well, i finally have all our decorations up (pics coming soon, i promise!)! our big annual christmas cocktail bash is saturday night, so we have been working hard all week on getting the house in tip-top shape for all our friends. as i mentioned before we had to get a fake tree… but it’s actually looking quite lovely. philip was finally able to install this gorgeous exterior light fixture we bought months ago – and it has the perfect holiday look, right in front of the wreath with the snow on it! i also have a gift-wrapping station set up in the sunroom (but it’s sooo cold since it’s right next to the windows), where we have all the gifts laid out (don’t look too close!).
i wish i could post pics of the upstairs bathroom and show off how it’s totally done. but you know what? still not done. however we are VERY, VERY close… just had one mishap with a cracked pipe that needed replacing. but since it’s an IKEA part, we had to get it specifically from IKEA, and then they shipped us the wrong one… it’s been a whole big mess. so we have just one sink out of order. the rest of the decorations should be done by this weekend, but here’s pretty much the finished product!
i also wish i could tell you the downstairs bathroom has been fixed and is also close to done… but also not the case. our contractor will be out tomorrow night to check it out and hopefully we’ll start construction next week – there will be LOTS of pictures to come.
so, since we haven’t done much to the house you might ask… what have i been doing to not be updating you all?
MY LIFE
christmas shopping, mostly! i have most people done with a few exceptions… my mom is very hard to buy for this year (would it kill you to drop some hints once in a while, lady?!?). last weekend we really kicked off the season right, since it was my first school-free weekend! we treated ourselves to an awesome dinner at our new favorite place (we’ve been dying for a reason to go back after philip’s birthday), followed by the denver ballet’s performance of the nutcracker. it’s our tradition; we go every year. it’s so much fun. sunday we got up for a lovely holiday brunch with the family to hear all about rich & beth’s honeymoon. then philip and i headed off to one of my favorite stores and then the mall for christmas shopping. it would be great if i were one of those people who could holiday-shop all year long, but it just doesn’t work like that for me. besides, we kind of love going to the crowded mall. they have carolers to make it so much merrier :)
also, i’m going to be an auntie again!!! the cat isn’t out of the bag yet so that’s all i am going to say for now. but i can’t even describe how blissfully happy i am… and there will be MUCH more on this to come!!!
i also attended christmas high tea at the brown palace yesterday – something that you usually have to book like a year in advance! but my husband is amazing, and he called a few weeks ago to see if they had any cancellations, and secured a tea time (haha) for mom and i for yesterday. it was so lovely – we sipped kir royales, had pots of tea and little sandwiches and cookies. if you haven’t ever done this before, check it out! it’s a fun, girlie thing to do with people you love during the holidays. of course it’s also fun during the year, too.
AND (there’s more!) my dad is here this week! he doesn’t come to visit that often so i get totally stoked when i have the chance to show off our home and our neighborhood to him. so all evenings this week have been spent hanging with my dad and getting ready for the party rather than blogging, i am [not really] sorry to say. i hardly ever take pictures at the party – but this year i am determined to change that tradition!
how’s your holiday season going??
xoxo
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