Sleighbell Parade

Last weekend we finally got our tree! It was $25 and definitely the perfect one. And yes, I'm awesome, because I put the WHOLE thing up myself; and it hasn't fallen ONCE! WOOHOO!

i love my little owl ornament-it's so "dumb" looking that when I saw it I HAD to buy it. i just love it. and i like that our initials are "e.t."


I live in a little town also known as the Victorian Port City. Every first Saturday in December, the whole weekend is filled with fun things to do: craft shows, shops having hot cocoa/cookies (Yum!), people dressed up like in the 1800s, chestnuts actually roasting on an open fire :D, sleigh rides...etc, and the weekend ends with the Sleighbell Parade. Now normally we have snow by now-this year, of all things, it RAINED. I was SO disappointed! I'm a Christmas fanatic, so raining on parade day was pretty depressing; however, my family and I still had a ton of fun. We've made it tradition, since Tim and I live literally like three blocks and a bridge away from the parade, my family comes over afterwards for fun, food, and games.

blurry eye...

i just love this picture.

my handsome brother

CHESTNUTS!!! Yummy AND they keep your hands warm :)

this picture is just pure awesome. yes, it's me.

home sweet home.

chocolate/peppermint bark covered pretzels...mmmmmmmmmmmm...

my brother dancing with the kinect

my crazy brother-in-law :)

nothing like having yummy hot cocoa after being outside in the cold

i just love my parents.

the end. it was a great weekend.

oh yeah. we had a "lord of the rings" marathon too-i fell asleep after being half way through the second one. i really do love the movies; but with my work schedule, there's no way possible i can stay up until 5am. even if it is on the weekend.