Ugly Sweater & Christmas Shenanigans

This post is going to be kind of a hodge podge of randomness of my life in December thus far. First I have to say that I am quite fond of instagram and have just recently decided that I need to take more advantage of it's easy and quick picture editing features. I love how it can transform my so so Christmas tree picture into this delightful and pleasing to the eye image! 

 

As a side note, this picture shows my old blinds. I had new blinds put in about a week ago, but that will be saved for another post.

 

Yes, my friends, this is what 10-12 inches snow looks like. We were hit with a bunch of snow last weekend and this was me trying to walk back to our trash can so we could get it out to the street. Needless to say, after 30 minutes and super human strength, we were able to push the can up and over a 5ft mound of snow and successfully take it out for pick up.

Well, Pinterest has done it again. I often find myself spending more time than I care to admit browsing through the fun crafts, cute apparel, and delicious looking recipes. I pin way more than I actually ever prepare or make, and the few things I have tried, don't quite turn out the way I had hoped. That aside, I was on the Christmas committee at work and was in charge of decorations. I found this little gem and thought it would make a cute table decoration. I was unsure how it would turn out, but I must say that it exceeded my expectation. We had 3 jars on each table and they were a hit. Pinterest's version did not include a ribbon, but I personally think it adds to the gloriousness. Well, that and the fact that we used cinnamon pine cones and real pine boughs which smell absolutely delightful. Overall, very pleased with this pinterest project.

 

For the work Christmas party this year we had an Ugly Sweater Contest. I decided to add these little elf shorts to the mix and though I did not win, I sure did get a lot of mixed responses from these little beauties. Fun times had by all!!