Your collection looks very nice in the new cabinet. We have a clock like that. I bet you are glad that you have that job finished.
Thank you – it is a relief to have it all done, but I still think it’s large… However – it looks better with stuff in it vs. empty… So, we’ll see.
The clock is from my maternal Grandparent’s house before they sold it, I actually just received it a few months ago, since I wasn’t able to go up and pick out my own item, one of my aunts chose it for me.
Curio and china cabinet both look amazing. My china is in china bags in the drawer part of my china cabinet.
Dinner always taste better when someone else cooks it? Do you eat Lasagna? Pasta is the one thing that I miss when i'm not eating wheat.
Cheaper is always better
Thank you.
I agree… I don’t eat a lot of noodles at all… Buuuut… I’ve also learned – there are some times when it just isn’t worth it to make a stink - granted I don’t have the harsh allergies to wheat like some people do – annoyance, yes, but not allergy… So, sometimes it’s just easier to eat that meal and enjoy it, than it is to refuse it – especially when my DH and DD go through all the trouble to make an anniversary dinner for me.
I agree – especially when you can get a deal when on vacation at WDW. LOL
First off happy anniversary!!
I love what you did with your tree! I wish I could do something like that but we have such a hodgepodge of ornaments that nothing I have even remotely goes together lol The fact that your tree is like 2 feet off the ground would probably be great for me as well due to the fact that I had to do this with my tree:
because my dogs were gnawing at the branches! lol
I don't think your curio cabinet looks too crowded at all. I think you did a great job with displaying everything. Same with the china cabinet. I dont own china and I have no idea how to display it lol but I think what you did looks great!
Good thing you called about your Towne car. No double paymens AND an extra discount! score!
I cant believe your next trip is already almost here! Its always such a relief to have your trip paid off. I hope you have good luck getting the FP+ you want.
Thanks! It was nice.
Thank you- it was fun decorating it!
I love your tree too!!! It’s beautiful! Hahahaha…. Maybe everyone needs a tree that’s 2 ft off the ground?
I”ll start that fad. LOL
Thanks – it wasn’t easy getting everything in there… I am not sure how I managed to squish it all into my China cabinet for all these years? Thanks – I have no idea what I am doing with the China – and with the doors closed, I really don’t even see it in there, so I am sure it’s fine. If it didn’t have beveled glass doors – like some China cabinets do – then it might be a different story?
I k now – I wasn’t going to – I just assumed that since I didn’t get a confirmation email and I didn’t make a payment – that I didn’t have a valid reservation. Glad I checked.
I am excited to go again – but it’s a little strange, for sure. I usually only go once per calendar year, no less that 12 months apart – so to be going again, less than 60 days after I left – well, it’s a little strange.
Your tree turned our gorgeous. You and your girls are blessed with so much artistic ability!
Happy Anniversary to you and Josh!!!
That really is a huge curio cabinet, but it looks like to filled in nicely. I think your china display looks great...but then again, I am no expert. LOL! We did all our heavy cleaning and sprucing up around the house this weekend to get ready for Christmas, too.
Thanks!!! I honestly had no idea what I was doing – I was pinning Christmas Trees for the last 2 weeks like crazy. But I am glad we did it and had fun doing it.
Thank you!
It is huge – but yah… I guess I am just happy to have somewhere to put all of my stuff.
I am still working on cleaning and organizing… Right now – I have every DVD we own on the living room floor, in an effort to sort and hopefully get rid of some of the excess. Let’s just say that the “keep” pile is HUGE and the “get rid of” pile is smaller than I’d like. After the holidays – we really need to go out and purchase some sort of console cabinet for under the TV… Right now, I have a blanket chest under it – which works fine to put our equipment on, but there is no DVD storage… I have no idea what to do with the DVDs meanwhile?
Boxing them up, I guess?
Your tree is gorgeous! We had the same problem with a short tree once and put it on cement blocks with a wood top. We always went and cut our own, but this place was newer and the trees we liked were kind of small yet. So we tramped around forever looking for one we liked. That was the last year for a fresh tree and our kids were getting older and tired of going out to buy one anyway. Hard to believe it's almost time for your next trip. I'm also a little worried about making fast passes as we always stay off site. We have a couple of dining reservations made though. We will be there for almost a whole month starting at the end of Feb. We are going to hit Disney for a few days before my boys fly down. They have no desire to do Disney so we are doing Universal with them and Disney again when my daughter's family comes at the end. We are also getting annual passes as we plan to go again next year and it really helps with the free parking and now free pictures too.
Happy anniversary!
Robyn
Thanks! See… I knew that others had done it. LOL It doesn’t look that bad and having a real tree – with it high up like this – it’s much easier to water.
That’s kind of how our tree farm was getting – so the last 2 years, we’ve purchased from a lot. I don’t like doing it that way, I’d prefer to cut our own.
I am excited for our next trip – it will come quickly after we get through the holidays. I am a bit worried about FPs… but I think it will be OK – I know Alli won’t be heartbroken if we don’t ride 7DMT – but I do want to try for an evening one, it was much more fun riding at night. You are going to have an AMAZING trip!!!! Eeep – for one whole month – exciting!!!! You’ll definitely get to go at your own pace and really enjoy being there! Then to have all of your family there at one time or another – that’s awesome too!!! I sure hope you do a TR for that one!
Thanks! It was a nice day.
I love your tree, so pretty! And that polka dot ribbon is beautiful, glad you overruled the girls.
I love how you did the display in both cabinets, very nice.
Yay for the trip being paid off! That is such a wonderful feeling for sure.
Thanks!!! I looked for more last night – and it was all gone. I hope they get some in next year, so I can get more.
Thanks! It was a little difficult – but I was able to get it done.
I know – it’s such a relief!!!!
I have not but I've read several TRs where people have done it and had a wonderful time. I wish I could remember where I read it so I could give you a link.
I will go investigate… With all this extra time I have… LOL In all seriousness – this is my last week, then I am off for Christmas break… Which means I get to work on my HP bag!
Your Christmas tree and Nativ set look great.
The curio looks huge.
How great that you got the Towncar sorted and now have paid the trip in full.
I had a great time yesterday. We talked about going to St.Peterburg in Russia. So when I got home I started to google to find out how much it would cost. I didn't have the time yesterday to find out about visa so I did that today. It is not an easy thing to get a visa to Russia. Ulf read in a guide book that getting the visa is a really turn off for going to Russia. So many people ends up not going because it's just too difficult.
When I drove home there was a small storm outside. So it was not fun driving home the 15 minute drive. It has snowed a lot here lately. We now have 12 inches of snow on the ground.
Thanks Lillian!
Yup… I still have to pay everyone – but the $$ is patiently waiting in savings for me.
That would be so much fun!!! I sure hope you are able to go there one day – it looks like such a beautiful city!
I am glad that you got home safely!!! Stay warm!!! No more snow here – what we had melted, now we are getting lots of rain – everything is a muddy mess. Sigh.
Go to the Disney restaurants forum and search "dining with imagineer" and you will find a couple threads that should be helpful. It sounds like people really enjoy them. I was surprised that they were so reasonable, at least by Disney standards.
Oooh – I forgot about that section! I will do that. I can come to The Dis for weeks on end, and only make it to the TR section. LOL
I love your collection of goodies. Everything is really beautiful. The china looks great in the cabinet as well - honestly I wouldn't change a thing!
Oh booking FPs is exciting!!!! And that's great you got the deal on the car service. I bet you and Allison are starting to get more and more excited!
Thanks! It was hard getting it all in there – but I am happy with it overall.
We are starting to get excited – but to be honest, we are just trying to get through the holidays… Once the holidays are over – then we will really get excited.
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I had a decent day yesterday…
I was organizing DVDs as the girls were leaving for school… And I never got back to it – so my entire living room floor is full of DVD piles. I will get them packed up this morning. I was hoping to get rid of more than I have designated, but it doesn’t look like I will.
Then I worked out.
I went straight up to work upstairs – I am almost finished with last week’s order – just one last thing to do. It’s not uncommon for my orders to drift into the following Monday like this.
I had an appointment yesterday afternoon and the girls wanted to go to that side of town… So, I picked them up from school and they came with me.
While we were over there – we did a bit of shopping. We had dinner at Chipotle, since Josh was working late, then I came home and made myself a pair of leggings for the trip. I am not very happy with them – the fabric I ordered is quite crappy… They are black leggings with ¼” white dots on them… but since the black is “painted” on to the white knit – when you stretch it, even a little bit, you see the white inside the ribs – if that makes sense? But I paid a lot of $$ for the fabric and I don’t have the time to reorder and make more. I figured – I am only wearing these with longer shirts to cover my bum – so it should be OK. They fit well, and I made them a hair bigger, so they didn’t stretch and show the white too much. I’ll try to get a picture later. Overall, they will work, but just not the quality I wanted. I love the pattern I used though – and since there is a good fabric maker who has red with white dots – I am tempted to do a pair of those too.
I also chatted with my neighbors last night… We decided to get together for the holidays and have coffee/dessert for breakfast on Friday morning… Throw my diet to the wolves right away in the morning – but it will be worth it, we have not made the time to get together in quite a while. It should be fun!
Today… I will be starting my last custom order before I take Christmas break… I am hoping this one doesn’t stray into the weekend – like I’ve been allowing a lot lately.
I also have my Tuesday evening appointment tonight… So, I’ll be picking the girls up from school again.
That’s about all. I hope you all have a marvelous day! Prayers and good thoughts go out to all!
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