December 2020

I especially love traditions at Christmas time.  Jared and I spent part of Christmas with my family and we started a tradition by having a Bethlehem dinner the Sunday before Christmas as a way to slow down and think about the Savior a little more. I helped my mom and aunt plan, cook and set up our dinner. My dad made a candle holder of 42 candles and we turned out all the lights and just ate by candle and Christmas tree lights -- it was so fun!  We had little finger bowls with lemon to wash our han[...]

I love Christmas! And this was Jared and I's first Christmas together -- just him and I in our new apartment.  I loved the theme of our Christmas decorations -- some Scandinavian treasures that I found at local boutiques and a few I brought home from Norway. I wanted to do an intimate little Christmas with another couple before Christmas and I was so excited to decorate!  I decided to keep it simple and use a mix of things I already had in my Christmas box. I loved the theme of pinks and greens tog[...]