Instagram Christmas

I am having an amazing time in New York with my family! So many Christmas celebrations, game nights, shopping trips, and non-stop quality time. I love it! Oh, and there was even a little snowfall on Christmas night. :)

I left the camera cord for my Canon back in PA, so enjoy a glimpse into my Christmas celebrations through my newest obsession: Instagram!

 

I hope you're all enjoying this wonderful holiday season! :)

T-giving + Gray Walls

Apparently, I am never going to remember take "official" photos of our gorgeous new Living and Dining Room walls, so these pics will have to do! Before I begin posting about my all out obsession with Christmas, enjoy a recap of Thanksgiving dinner, which the hubs and I hosted at our casa in PA.

Oh, and I finally had a chance to use my fancy shmancy External Flash that Ben surprised me with for my birthday!

haha, I really love this pic of Mom getting the turkey ready

Can you see the deer? I glanced out our Living Room window and he was looking right at me!

The Dining Room Gallery I made, which currently displays a Fall/Thanksgiving theme.

The bottom pic is a photo I took while living in Annapolis, Maryland.

I made the printable in the oval frame myself and then just added real leaves.

The rest of the printables are from pinterest {i heart that site so much!}

My step dad, pouring the sparkling wine from one of the NY vineyards {sooo yummy!}.

My awesome sister & brother-in-law

The table, all decked out for dinner

 

Me and the hubs

I love my little sister!

Chocolate Pecan Pie and Pumpkin Pie ~ just a few of the pies my sis & I made.

I was afraid my handmade leaf would be a total flop, but it ended up turning out pretty good!

Can you spy the Target clearance plates? I thought they'd be perfect to use for dessert, since they are adorable and I figured that by the time we made it to dessert, we'd be too tired and full to wash more dishes. :)

This is one of my favorite pictures from the day <3

The whole family

My mom's crazy dog, Lucy, running through the leaves

"No one saved me any pie?!" aww poor Daisy!

I hope you enjoyed that little glimpse into our 4th married Thanksgiving, which was also the 3rd time we played host & hostess!

Oh, and I realized that most of those pics don't really show the true color of the walls {it's a lot less blue and a lot more gray in person}, so I'll still have to upload some true-to-life pics! Maybe by Christmas... ;)

I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!

{P.S. Ben ended up washing ALL of the dishes! My hero!}

Mom...

I am blessed to have a truly amazing mother. She is godly, sweet, loving, supportive, honest, encouraging...the list goes on and on!

from left: Mom, my little sister Rachel, & me

Happy Mother's Day to my beautiful Mom and to all of you other wonderful mothers!

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It's not about a bunny...

Happy Easter!

Valentine's Day

My dear husband has to work on Valentine's Day, so we will be celebrating a day early. It will actually end up working out perfectly, because instead of just going out to dinner together after work, we will be able to spend an entire day together. :)

I'll be back later on this week with more 365 Challenge photos. In the meantime, enjoy these inspiration pics that remind me of Valentine's Day...

Happy Valentine's Day! :)

A Cozy Christmas

I've had such a lovely time decorating our home for Christmas that I decided to link up to The Nester's Christmas Tour of Homes 2010. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!