A Frugalista Christmas!

It's official. We are so in LOVE with our new home. It's everything we hoped it would be and more.

Lately I have been finding the BEST sales when I'm out looking for things to decorate for Christmas. Here are some things that I found recently:



This grosgrain ribbon and wooden snowflake garland banner from Target: $3.00 (it says merry christmas)



Red wooden slide together Christmas tree from Target: $3.00



Believe wall sticker from Michaels: $1.99, golden glittery feather from Michaels: $0.99



brown wicker basket with holiday felt liner from Michaels: $4.99, cinnamon pinecones (shown in basket) from Michaels: $2.49


Mistletoe from the ever so wonderful dollar store (the ONLY place I have seen them so far!)



Poinsettias, berries both from Michaels: $0.99



Oh and let's not forget our darling first Christmas tree! On sale for only $30 on Black Friday!!

Happy shopping friends! Xo

12 Days of Christmas-Favorite Christmas Songs/Carols

 Favorite Christmas Songs/Carols 1) I'll Be Home for Christmas-Katherine McPhee*this song has a whole new meaning this year now that we'll be traveling home for Xmas 2) Home for the Holidays-Perry Como 3) All I Want for Christmas is You-Mariah Carey 4) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas-Christina Aguilera 5) Mele Kalikimaka-Bing Crosby 6) Santa Can You Hear Me?-Britney Spears 7) It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year-Amy Grant 8) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree-Brenda Lee 9) Blue Christmas-Elvis Presley*his voice is sexy, just like Elvis was:o) 10) Candle in the Window-Alabama*actually I could put all of the songs from Alabama's Christmas album on my list, I grew up listening to them, dancing in my grandparents living room by the tree and I still insist on having the album play during the holidays<3

11) Christmas Canon-Trans-Siberian Orchestra

*this is my wedding song accompanied by a beautiful Christmas song, when I hear it, it brings tears to my eyes. It's such a pretty song<3

12) Believe-Josh Groban

*because I still believe in Santa Claus-don't you? :o)

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year*)

Well, its that time of year again. It's Christmastime!!!! Hooray!!

Last night Nick and I watched the lighting of Rockefeller Center's Xmas tree in NYC. I think the tree they pick is more and more beautiful every year.

We put our tree up and did a bit of decorating, even though there is lots more I want to do still!



Nick putting our tree up in the midst of a thousand boxes, lol




Time for the sparkly star!




Our first ornament together:o)




Stockings!




Mistletoe!




Final product:o) we love the twinkle lights<3

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