Christmas on So Much to Smile About

Home For The Holidays II

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season! I had a great time at home in Wisconsin with my family for Christmas and am excited to be back in DC for New Year’s. For the holidays, you can’t beat home sweet home.

The photos above are of my sister, brother and me; our tree; my sister and me again; and our Christmas Eve dinner table (I wore a J.Crew turtleneck, a vintage pleated skirt, Gap belt and BCBG earrings).

White Christmas

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

I can’t believe that I head back to Wisconsin tomorrow already. Wasn’t it just Thanksgiving? Thankfully, I won’t have to worry about a white Christmas since there is already (and always) tons of snow back home. However, I do have my shopping to worry about. If you are like me and put it off until the last minute, check out some of my favorite gift guides below. And if you missed it, see everything I want for Christmas right here.

Holiday Dinner

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

On Sunday, I had some of my closest friends over for a holiday dinner and gift exchange. I love entertaining but still think of myself as a struggling cook – thankfully, I had no trouble making some amazing appetizers, which I served with grilled salmon as the main course (though I didn’t even have to make that much salmon because everyone was chowing down on the appetizers)! After dinner, there were cookies galore and pumpkin pie for dessert. I’ll share my grandma’s molasses sugar cookie recipe in a later post, but see below for all the appetizer recipes I used! I promise they are simple, and will have all your guests smiling with satisfaction!

Joy

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

I just love this snowy editorial and the beautiful holiday decorations. Also, Joy is my middle name (literally) so naturally, I had to share.

photograph not archivedModel Sophie Vlaming photographed by Milo Keller & Julien Gallico for L’Officiel December 2010, via Fashion Gone Rogue. “Joy” image via The Style Files (see also for ornaments that you can make yourself) and the Crate & Barrel image via Apartment Therapy.

photograph not archivedphotograph not archivedOther images via The Style Files and Apartment Therapy.

All I Want For Christmas

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

All I really want for Christmas is to spend time with family and friends – BUT, if I was to put a dream Christmas list together, this would be it.