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Christmas Traditions

  • Our First Holidays As A Family In Dublin

    Well, hello for the first time in 2019! What a hectic and full holiday month we’ve just had. It was our first home in Dublin as a family in our new house and while…

    January 10, 2019
  • An Irish Holiday Bucket List

    I keep trying to explain to Maya that it’s sort of almost Christmas, but Thanksgiving comes first. I’m not sure the concept is really landing yet. She asked to wear a Christmas shirt yesterday…

    November 15, 2018
  • A Christmas Project

    Over the weekend, after we returned from LA, I decided I had to aggressively get into the holiday spirit. There’s something about 70 degree weather that makes it really hard to believe it’s anything…

    December 1, 2017
  • Merry, Merry!

    I have about 3 tabs open with Christmas cards that I can’t commit to. I accidentally sent all of Michael’s gifts (of which there weren’t very many since we’re minimalizing Christmas this year) to…

    December 24, 2016
  • Oh, Christmas Tree

    A few weeks ago, I asked my parents if they would mind waiting to get their Christmas tree until we arrived from Houston. I really wanted to bring Maya, even though I know she…

    December 23, 2016
  • Happy Friday!

    Happy Friday! It’s been a chilly week here in Houston, which means low 50’s, so really not too bad. We’ve still been able to go outside and to the playground, saving our sanity. We ended…

    December 9, 2016
  • The Art of the Surprise with Marks & Spencer

    I think I’m doing possibly my worst ever when it comes to Christmas gift shopping this year. I love coming up with the perfect gifts for family and friends, and for Michael. I don’t always come up…

    December 17, 2015
  • Simple Printed Wrapping Paper / Video on Evoke.ie

    I’m over on Evoke.ie again today with a little video showing how to make this simple printed wrapping paper. One of my favorite tricks for wrapping gifts is to take inexpensive rolls and spruce…

    December 15, 2014
  • A Christmas Card Magnet DIY and PicPack Giveaway

    Happy Friday, friends! I thought I’d show you our Christmas cards this year and how I DIY jazzed them up with some cute magnets from PicPack! And then I thought I’d do a little…

    December 12, 2014
  • The Simplest DIY Advent Wreath

    Last week, I mentioned I was planning to make an advent wreath this year. Well, just in time for the second week of advent I managed to whip up the simplest, prettiest version. I found…

    December 9, 2014