Happy Holidays 2011!

Merry Christmas!  JP and I spent Sunday morning decorating our home for the holidays; our tree is extra lovely this year.  It's cluttered, with silver balls and a few mismatched ornaments, but I love it. Perfect in its imperfections.

This year I just taped up some ornaments inside of our frame; looks festive and unexpected with the heavy black plaster.  I may add some more to the mix!

Some of the decorations are super simple.  Here, we have a number of paper grocery bags, cut up and taped into a garland.  A lovely way to greet people to the hallway!

As I mentioned yesterday, we had a little dessert party on Sunday.  As per usual, I gathered way too much food: lumps o' coal (candy cane bits covered in dark chocolate), homemade caramel corn, croissants from Le Pain Quotidien (that was my man's touch!), homemade coconut-lime bars, homemade frosted flake-chocolate chip-marshmallow cookies, and pretzels with cocoa almond butter.  And then guests brought more food!  It was a very indulgent afternoon.

In addition, I put some hot chocolate and spiced apple cider on the stove, with various toppings.  I must say, the liqueurs were a hit, at least with me!

John Paul, Mia, Winfred and I hope you're enjoying the holiday season, and all of the wonderful celebrations that go along with it!