- I Smell Christmas! -

The weather is changing, the leaves are falling, the days are darker...

It's the beginning of November and I can smell Christmas in the air!

...Which means that fall is "officially finished" in the Fleming home.  [Forget this post!]

November 8, 2013: the day Santa Claus puked in our brand new house.  [Not in the exact fashion that Fr. Meconi graced/blessed our brand new house, though we love them both for different reasons.]  But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Step 1: Embarking on an adventurous day in Farview and hitting ALL the prime decorating stores: my natural coffee-free high. Tree - check. Garland - check. Ornaments - check. Other miscellaneous decor - check. Brian was super duper thrilled.

We walked out with our very first [larger than 4-foot] Christmas tree!!! WAHOOOO! 

[You can tell from the majority of these posts who the family photographer is.........]

Step 2: Unload and build. 

Step 3: Get to work.

Step 4:  Take a short break, but only to eat a small snack and take more selfies.

Step 5:  DECORATE!!!

This nativity scene means so much... Read its story here: my decorating post from Christmas 2012!

One last perfect touch before bedtime:

Believe it or not, we still have more Christmas "stuff" to bring up from the basement. Although I think this is a decent start for now. ;) 

...Because why settle for dull orange pumpkins when you can have glittery multi-colored Christmas trees?

Merry Christmas in November! ;)