Kari and I have plans to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends from school and are looking forward to a restful weekend. I am told that Thanksgiving weekend is often when Americans will decorate for Christmas and so we decided to uphold that tradition in our household. We made arrangements to borrow a tree from friends this year, and planned a trip to Orca (a home furnishing store) to buy a few decorations. However, both Kari and I are Christmas enthusiasts, and though we had admirable intentions to wait until next weekend, our Saturday shopping trip inspired our Christmas spirit. Low and behold, Christmas arrived at Sandcastle 31 last night complete with Christmas music and snow!
Welcome to Sandcastle 31: Before
Welcome to Sandcastle 31: After
The Dining Room: Before
The Dining Room: After
The Corner: Before
The Corner: After
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches...
How inspiring! I LOVE your tree...I am so glad you have one. It looks beautiful! Can't wait to sit by your tree and get in the Christmas spirit with you :)
ReplyDeleteALICIA!!!! I'm SO happy it's Christmas! And I'm also so happy that Kari is also an enthusiast. That could have been a disaster! It would be like living with someone who doesn't appreciate a good costume ;) I'm with Michelle, the tree is fantabulous. Although, I thought the cable added a little something to the corner too :)
ReplyDeleteIt's only been about 2 minutes since my last comment, but I still love you loads!
i love it! i think my favourite is the nativity scene. i just took my fall decorations down and am very excited to start decorating for christmas.
ReplyDeleteand i'm crossing my fingers for that dr. pepper for you.
happy thanksgiving!
kate
k, your tree is awesome!! and i love the snowflakes on the window! :)
ReplyDeleteYou've made it so cozy, it hardly seems like you're in the African heat! The tree looks amazing and the subtle changes in place mats make a huge difference. Love the wreath too. Glad you had fun decorating! :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, pretty tree! It all looks so festive and homey!
ReplyDeleteHey, Alicia - could you e-mail me your address? I have a Christmas card for you, but need to know where to send it :) Thanks!
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