the end of an era

After Thanksgiving our home goes from this:

More on those dining room pictures HERE.

(I just go pick up the trimmings they have cut off from people’s Christmas tree purchases at Home Depot and wrap a ribbon around them with wire and stick those boughs up there.)

(More on these silhouettes back HERE.)

There’s my Christmas banister.

And I’m pretty sure we’ll still have a fridge to hang our “Thankful Tree” on.

Our fridge goes from all that gratitude in November to making our hearts glow with love for friends and family that fill it up in December.

Speaking of cards, I may as well talk about our favorites this year since they’re part of our holiday decor.

Here’s the other side of the kitchen:

Some favorites:

How’s this for creative?

We better look at that one more close-up…

 For reals.  Funny.

Elle declared this one the “winner” of our mock contest we do every year right as soon as she opened it:

Love it.

I thought this picture was so pretty:

 Love this one too.

 …and this one:

I always love Rose Dall’s cards (our old neighbor from Virginia who is an amazing artist).  I always wish I could blow hers up real big and put them on my walls.

I love all the ideas people come up with.

My sister-in-law is so creative she amazes me with what she comes up with each year.

Ok, back to the decorating dealio I got side-tracked from.

I hope that in our new house my brother will still come help decorate.