December Coziness

Anyone who knows me, knows that I decorate for Christmas EARLY! Generally, my house is all decked out by mid November. So many people give me a hard time about it and about the fact that I completely skip Thanksgiving. But that's just not the case. Here, in the Morgan home, Thanksgiving is all wrapped up in and included in Christmas. It's like the kickoff celebration to the season! The fact that I'm all decorated for Christmas doesn't mean that I'm less grateful for all that I have been blessed with on Thanksgiving. I just find GREAT joy and happiness in having my home all cozied up and decorated for the holidays. And I (really, I'm speaking for my whole family, so I guess I should say WE) like to enjoy it for longer than a month. Everyone that enters my home comments on how cozy, happy and festive it is. You just can't help but be happy!  And you'll notice that we keep the lights low all the time so we can enjoy the glow of the lights and candles.  So, without further ado, here are the pictures.

The Living Room

 (or the Great Room, which ever you call it)

The Family Room

This is the view from the family room, looking down the hallway.  It also happens to be my favorite place in the house to read, relax, think, de-stress, whatever.  Especially because I can sit and stare at my Wall O' Mirrors, totally inspired by Mandi, who is a ROCKSTAR when it comes to making beautiful things out of junk!

This is standing on the flip side of the last picture, by the stockings.

The Buffet

Believe it or not, the kids really don't devour all this candy.  They've been very good to ask first.

I haven't cut the vinyl yet to finish my little candy sign.  Hopefully I'll get around to it before the end of the season.