Happy Holidays!
We finally managed to get it together and got our tree up & decorated. Typically we have the whole family come over and we decorate the tree together. Usually this is complete before the end of November. However, this year everyone’s schedule was all over the place. My sister, her husband and their 2 small children went away on an impromptu surprise trip to Disneyland, my son is working out of town and my parents had plans. So that left Natasha and I. Oh and Zeus (aka our fur baby).
I went through that dreaded chore of rummaging around in the garage to get the tree and drag it all the way inside. (And yes, it’s a fake tree. Gasp!) Got it all set up and 3/4 of the lights didn’t work! I tried everything to get them to work. You know, that whole process of going over all of the bulbs, checking the extension cords, plugging and unplugging from the outlet a hundred times. The joy. One hour later, Natasha tries her magic touch and still, nothing. No magic. Like how frustrating is that?
Coincidentally my sister bought a new tree and had her old one waiting in her entrance to be recycled.
Perfect! We’ll take it!
Every year or 2 I like to choose a new theme when decorating for the holidays. This year we chose purple and gold. One of my all time favourite color combinations. A great design tip I follow is to try and incorporate the colours you have in your home so your tree becomes an extension of the whole room/home. I love it. I have deep, rich warm colours throughout our home. Deep reds, burgundy, gold, terracotta and purple are the main colours in all of our rooms so the tree looks like it belongs and it is so beautiful.
We are loving how our tree turned out.
It’s a purple and gold Christmas!
We have to have hot cocoa before any decorating can begin!
With Baileys Irish Cream?
Yesss please!
Mariah… being all Mariah!
We had our tv on for the first little while because we wanted to see the lighting of the Rockefeller tree in New York… and see Mariah sing her classic Christmas songs.
Infact her Christmas CD is one of the best Christmas albums ever. We listen to it every year.
Santa Baby!
Great song!
Our mantel.
I like to coordinate the mantel to match the tree.
Our coffee table.
Ummm… yes, we are wearing matching pajamas! ha!
Gotta love La Senza.
Natasha is a beautiful model… Zeus, not so much!
We look like crazy school teachers!
Christmas picture selfies in the middle of the night? Sure, why not?
It’s probably around 2 a.m. at this point.
Natasha showing some love to the tree that almost wasn’t!
From our home to yours, we wish all of you the most magical Christmas season.
Much love,
Laura & Natasha xo
Rose & Lea 