NOW it feels like Christmas!!

I'm so excited!  I love Christmastime (for the most part. It definitely has it's hard moments, too, tho) ... yet we'd been waiting to really do much for various reasons... but tonight the rest of our family got here and we set up the tree and lit it with way too many lights, hung Hawaiian (well, palm trees anyway) garland across it and hung way too many ornaments - and NOW it feels like Christmas! Not to mention enjoying a snack of "Christmas oranges" and eggnog mixed with milk! YUM!

(forgive the picture, my camera didn't know what to do with the dark & light combo - and I didn't know what setting to use either!)

I just love snuggling up with a blanket under a well lit Christmas tree! :) So soothing and comforting. Peace, in the middle of chaos.

Q helped get into the spirit by hanging window clings :)  She's really into stickers right now, so these were perfect!

Oh, and we got a TON of snow piled on us today, so now we'll probably even have a white Christmas, too!

What's your favorite thing about getting ready for Christmas??