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I behaved and waited until Thanksgiving had passed, but now Christmas is arriving full-force in the Ryberg household. Of all the holidays, Christmas is my favourite and we’re finally celebrating in our own place. I can’t begin to explain how excited I am.

We don’t have as many decorations as I thought, but that’s the fun part. We’re just starting the holiday traditions in our new place and we can build our décor over the years. Can anyone say post-holiday sales?

My favourite decoration right now is an idea I found on, you guessed it, Pinterest. I took wooden letters and spelled out “Noel,” surrounded them with an apple garland, and placed the whole piece on top of our kitchen cabinets. I’ve always felt that cabinet area looked empty and this fills the space nicely. I’m actually thinking about getting other words after Christmas is over.

Then again, Robert did surprise me with a Mickey Mouse light for our porch, so that’s a really close runner up to the kitchen. The fact that hubby picked the Mickey light, particularly when he doesn’t like Disney, made the surprise really special to me. The last thing he wants is more Disney, but he brought it home because it’s important to me and I’ve been talking him up ever since (well, more than I already do that is).

On top of the décor, all the festive smelling soaps and candles have emerged. I think decorations are great, but the smell of gingerbread or cinnamon really brings that holiday feeling alive for me.

Alice doesn’t seem to mind the smells or the decorations either. In fact, these days I can always find her lying under the tree. I can’t wait to spoil her with lots of toys and I know she will make this Christmas even more memorable than the others.

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