Holiday Decor

I do decorate my house a little for Christmas.

This tabletop fiberoptic tree is the only tree I put up every year.

We have a light-up fireplace insert (We've not had the chimney swept, so we have never had a real fire in the fireplace.  Besides, fire sort of scares me.  I don't like burning candles either.)

Because I don't put up a traditional looking tree, I like lit garlands.  They make the house feel cozy.

Kissing Ball (instead of mistletoe)

The candle was a gift from my husband's brother who lives in Denmark.  The wreath thingy surrounding the base of it came from my grandparents house.  The moose in the snow globe, which was a gift from my parents, is wearing a wreath.  The silver reindeer and berry tree are from Target.

This is a pre-lit garland that I wired some ornaments onto.

Would you expect anything other than a sparkly wreath on my front door?

The gargoyles are wearing their Santa hats!

A story about the fiberoptic tree:  The first Christmas my husband and I spent together (9 years ago!), my family was traveling in Europe.  I couldn't go with them because I was working in retail and of course couldn't take any time off around the holiday.  So, my husband (then boyfriend) and I spent Christmas at his house, just the two of us.  He's a guy, so he didn't have any holiday decorations, and I do like having something Christmas-y around on the actual day to make it feel more special than just a regular day.  So, I secretly brought over my little fiberoptic tree and surprised him when I whipped it out of the box and put it up.  We plugged it in and basked in its glow the rest of the day.  It's a story he still likes to tell (as in "hey remember our first Christmas together when you brought over that tree?") every time I pull it out of the box.

Do you decorate for the holidays?