Christmas fun.

CHRISTMAS QUIZ (idea found here)

 

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? no kiddos, no Santa
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white only white!
4. Do you hang mistletoe? ALWAYS.

5. When do you put your decorations up? the weekend after Thanksgiving
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Amber's Potatoes (family recipe) and tamales
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? listening to the Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas CD and decorating the tree with my mom and dad.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't remember if I ever believed in Santa or not.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? OooOoh YAH!
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? white lights, homemade sea glass ornaments and a few randoms from mom.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? Love it, probably because we don't get it here in Santa Barbara...
12. Can you ice skate? Ya.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Nicholas made me a log cabin stocking hook for our first Christmas married and he wrote a poem on the bottom that told me he was taking me to the mountains for a weekend-- so romantic!
14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? enjoying Jesus with our family and friends.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? pecan pie has always been my favorite. I haven't had one since we found out I'm allergic to wheat though.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? hum... reading Luke chapters 1 and 2 on Christmas morning.
17. What tops your tree? a silly wood star that is attached to a metal hanger, haha, we need to do something about that... 

18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? both. I love receiving gifts! I feel so loved when someone has spent time thinking about what I would like (love language?? I'd say YES). But I also love that in our family we make each others gifts. It make giving really special because you have put so much thought and time into it.

a homemade Christmas gift from my sweet friends Brandon and Nikki

19. Candy canes: yuck or yummy? the original ones are yummy the fruit flavored ones are yuck!
20. Favorite Christmas movie? The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.
21. Saddest Christmas song? umm... strange question, I don't know.
22. What is your favorite Christmas song? Silent Night

Kitchen Love.

1. Tulum Napkin Set 

2. Hand Painted Mug

3. Reclaimed Wood Chalkboard

4. Amazon.com: KitchenAid KSM150PSPT Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer,...

5. Grapefruit Sugar Bowl

6. Inside Out Bowl

7. Milk Bottle Measuring Cups

8. Kikkerland® Magnetic Retro Kitchen Timer - Red - Bed Bath & Beyond

9. Homegrown Monogram Mug

10. Celestial Coasters

11. Heath Ceramics - Cooking & Serving - Salt & Pepper

12. Oxo 2.0-Qt. Uplift Tea Kettle

13. A Real Hoot Canister

Currently.

Seen this on a few of my favorite blogs and thought it was fun.

Obsessing over: TJ's peppermint hot chocolate with whipped cream, all the beautiful brown boots this season, white Christmas twinkle lights, fried egg and cheese sandwiches.

Working on: our Christmas card, my last two finals for Fall quarter, a few crafts for this event!

Thinking about: my dreams for next year, Nicholas, where we will live when I graduate, when we will have little ones.

Anticipating: wintery date nights, giving meaningful gifts, more quality time with our families!

 Listening to: Hotel Cafe (so good).

Drinking: coffee.

Wishing: I was better at slowing down, I had more time to experiment with meals, we had more to give to others, next quarter wont be as busy as I think it will, Nicholas was not so tired when he comes home from work. 

create.

Look at some of the wonderful things I've found of Pinterest this week.
I can't want to be done with fall quarter in a few weeks so I can get started on my crafting!

Source: etsy.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: hereinthewaitingplace.blogspot.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: google.co.za via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: detailsinthedecor.blogspot.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: blog.catchmyparty.com via Kristen on Pinterest

What do you think? Would you make any of these thing?
Are you crazy about Pinterest like I am?

Saturday Night.

I should be reading 2001: A Space Odyssey right now but that movie was soooo boring I can't get up the courage to even look at the book... 

So instead I've been exploring and here are a few treasures I've found. Enjoy!

awesome diy felt bow tutorial found here.

fun 'subway art' found on this lovely blog

zig-zag accordian rainbow streamers from this blog

and from one of my all time favorite blogs Stylizimo--the butterfly tree--LOVE!

What are you doing on your Saturday night?

just a few projects.

Although we have been very busy over here at the Pope's place- with work and school and teaching and a weekend trip to Minneapolis [pictures to come...] ! -- I have found a few moments here and there to work on a couple projects...

What do you think?
I made a couple new headband.. yippee!

And, Nicholas helped me spray paint some glass bottles I had been collecting from our after church taco dates to Lily's. Pretty right?

Peace.

i like...

{a rustic office}

{this coffee table, the teal sofa, and the wrought iron windows}

 

{all things green}

{reclaimed wood furniture}

Do you have a specific design style? Or are you like me... a mixed up mess?

{photo credit: the amazing james merrell}

study break

on my break i stumbled across these photos and now i want to redecorate our place... the rest of my study session is going to be greatly affected by this... {maybe ill just change around one room!}

{i love the simplicity of the plain white bathroom and barren walls}

{color color color color and more color}

images by james merrel