……oh yes..The time has come to un-deck the halls…I love that –
just too funnyJ what a job! I have to admit transforming our house
from normal everyday living décor – which I love…to a showplace of holiday
cheer and nostalgia is way way more fun than the pull down pack up thing.
After last year feeling so crappy & not even digging out
the xmas stuff…I did drag the tree up from the basement & bought a tree
décor in a bag set at the Wally-World for like $20….looked nice & yes I
reused then again this yearJ ……I decided to do it up right this year…we decided
to have a holiday party…so I wanted to make sure our home was filled with the
holiday spirit….everywhere….and I mean everywhere….lol
I must have 20 red & green Rubbermaid tubs filled with
xmas décor…yes I said red & green tubs…lol..pretty impressive huh…..yes I
am a Martha Stewart wanna be….I just thought that since we moved so often over
the years it would make it so much easier to have our storage boxes color coded…..crazy
but smart….so anyways…..I also have had several themes over the years….so I
decided that this years I would recycle all previous xmas themes by using one
theme in each room….I like it!
In my living room I decided to do homespun…tree #1 was a
small table top tree with country ornaments, pinecones & cinnamon sticks….I
carried that look over to my windows as well…..My dining room…trees # 2-4 as
well as my buffet, window & table were decorated in gold……tree #5 was in my
bathroom…I used natural twigs & pinecones with greenery & sheer
burgundy ribbon….I carried that them out to my staircase railings since they
are right outside the bathroom door….tree# 6 was in the “Man Cave”…Mitch set it
up…he used our collection of Military ornaments we have collected over the many
Army years……tree #7…..our biggest & our main tree was in the TV room beside
the fire place…I recycled the Wally-World plastic ornaments in red & silver….and
since my kitchen is connected to the TV room I cared the red & silver
throughout.
I was thrilled with the way the house looked…..and of course
Mitch put us a few outdoor items….the evening of our holiday party the house
smelled of cinnamon….I love to entertain….i especially love to put out a
nice spread..Must be the Italian in me because I sure do like to see people
eat..lol I decorated the tables to coordinate with the decor of
each room…I used the kitchen table as the dessert take…..the counter/bar
as the appetizers, and punch bowls….Mitch made an xmas punch…laced &
unlaced..lol …the dining room table & buffet for the main courses &
salads…..I have to say I made a lot of food & friends each brought
something to share – no one went hungry that night!
We also asked each person to bring a $10 wrapped gift for a
Chinese gift exchange…..which was a fun idea – it was funny watching what gifts
were opened & which ones were taken away..I think we will do this again
next year if we decide to ring in the holidays with a party.
I think that fun was had by all…however come to find out the
next couple of days several guests were sick…I thought OMG it was the food...I
felt so bad but was relieved to hear it wasn’t from out party foods at all...it
was a bug going around…whew!!!
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