pepparkakor & lussebullar

Sometimes I just have to go all crazy Swedish.

Can't believe it's only a week left.

Must wrap David's gifts... 

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

I love you ~tess

It's in the air...

 Sniff sniff.. Can you smell it?

 Ahhh there it is...

fills lounges with a deep breath of christmas tree scent

Looking kind of skinny you say? 

I promise you we looked at every tree we could find. Every one. 

I am very lucky to have such a patient husband-to-be. 

And he is lucky I am such a great Christmas tree finder...

 See I told you it wasn't really that skinny!

Oh I meant to ask you about the Christmas tree mutilation that is going on in this country...

One of the reasons it took us forever to find one was that almost every single one of them look like they've been pushed into a giant pencil sharpener and gotten all them lovely little branches cut off. 

So they look like a cone. A christmas tree cone. 

It was quite sad actually. I like my trees a little wild.

 It was quite the family gathering around the newcomer. 

They gave him a sniff and decided they would welcome Mr Christmas tree into the family. 

Lisa however made no promises to leave his accessories alone. 

She said if they're red, round and shiny they must be some sort of toy that 

should thoroughly be examined...

Upon closer examination David and I have decided we must add color to our tree. All my ornaments are white and red. Which is very classic and pretty... BUT I feel a need for some color in my life. Purple and gold. Purple and gold and green.. Maybe even some blue... 

Ahhhhh it feels so good to have a tree!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
love ~tess

tuesday thoughts

 I dusted off my little box of Christmas ornaments and decorations I've collected since I moved away from home. It's probably silly but I can't wait to decorate my home. If I could I would buy a tree right now...

I was raised quite nontraditional and we didn't have a lot of traditions around the holidays. Often we didn't have a tree and I think my mother wasn't a fan of doing things the same way most people do it.

But I can see now why I crave it so much. I want to establish traditions. I want routines and stability. I want a big Christmas tree with tons of lights. I want to bake big gingerbread cookies in the shape of hearts and write our names with icing and then hang them in our kitchen window. I want to have my 4 advent candles, where you light one candle every Sunday leading up to Christmas. I want to make my own sweet and spicy mustard to go with that baked ham. I want to make traditional swedish Christmas candy.. All with loud Christmas music playing in the background...

I can't wait to get started!

Lisa just wants to eat the Christmas bird :o)

xoxo
~tess