December is probably our favorite month of the whole year! There are countless ways to celebrate the holidays and we usually get to go home to see our family and friends. This December seemed to fly by, but looking back we actually did a lot of fun things. Let’s recap this month, shall we… Anniversary Trip to Seattle It’s Carli here! I went to Seattle this month with my boyfriend James to celebrate our 4-year anniversary! We both have always…
Christmastime
Holiday desserts and drinks could easily be the best part about this time of year. Hot cocoa, eggnog, and White Russians slowly but surely make their way into our homes and hearts. If you’re wondering what the burgundy drink in these glasses is, it’s Trader Joe’s new Winter Wassail. It basically tastes like how a Christmas candle smells, and it’s both interesting and addicting. Cheers to yet another holiday drink we can’t live without! We decided to make some festive glassware for…
We knew we wanted to make some Christmas ornaments this year, but after perusing Pinterest for hours we found ourselves feeling discouraged. There is a plethora of brilliant, beautiful ornaments out there in the blogosphere, and we wanted our ornaments to be equally as creative. We thought long and hard about what makes a good Christmas tree ornament. Does it sparkle? Is it antique and timeless? Is it dainty and pretty? Is it covered in gemstones? Is it a personalized do-dad? Does it hold sentimental…
Don’t you miss writing letters to Santa for Christmas? I do. I loved flipping through giant catalogs, finding things to add to my Christmas wish list. It was almost more fun than getting the gifts themselves. Almost. Now that I’m somewhat of an adult, I don’t write wish lists anymore. The only people that really get my gifts are my mother and my boyfriend (no, Britta and I don’t get each other gifts, we feel like it would just buying…
We’re 1000% obsessed with everything in the Threshold Holiday Collection at Target. Every time we go into Target for toothpaste we leave with at least one home decor item. This item is usually metallic, shiny, and in the form of a coffee mug. Any other coffee mug hoarders out there? We fell in love with this gold deer (not pictured above), this silver bear, and this copper fox. However we didn’t like the $15.00 price tag. It would have been $45 for all three which is…