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Things that make me happy…..

So I am not a big Christmas person. I’m not a Scrooge or Grinch. Just things changed in my life and it wasn’t the same experience for me.
But this year there has been a twist!
Stacey, which most of you know as my wonderful friend and assistant, she on the other hand loves Christmas and that bug is a little contagious.
After a shoot today, we needed to pop into Target for a few items, quickly… WAIT! That whole sentence is crazy. A) we never just run in and out of Target and B) it is never just a few items. Back to the story, Stacey wanted to get some Christmas decorations and so we were in the Christmas section for all of about 5 minutes when I find the most spectacular thing! A peacock ornament. I was just going to be silly and wear it on my shoulder to a party as if I were a classy pirate. Then I spot the 2nd most fabulous thing! A 13in. teal blue tinsel tree with lights built in. this my friends is a must have. So Pete (the peacock) (and yes I think it is fitting that anything that adorns a 13in. teal blue tinsel tree should be named.) has now become my tree topper. Classy pirate will have to wait for another time. So the tree will need a few ornaments, I find some cute little Christmas balls and we are complete! Almost. Target is out of hooks! I can’t go home and not decorate my tree tonight! So Stacey suggests paperclips. Sigh of relief problem solved. So after 2 hours in Target we are finally ready to go. I get home and sit down with a glass of wine and carefully arrange the branches of the tree that have been smashed about from all the traveling the tree has done. This is a true skill my friends. 20 minutes later, perfection! I position Pete perfectly to show off his plumage and then take my paperclips and hang the ornaments. Now I have Christmas in my house.
I know Stacey will love it when she comes in tomorrow for work b/c the only other Christmas thing I had given into was a snowman shaped soap dispenser for the bathroom. The tree is far cooler. Along with the tree is a bottle of evergreen spray (thank you bath and body works!) that I will use to spritz in the room to give us the smell of a real tree. Well, real enough. Now the only thing missing is a tiny tree skirt…..

Also these cute teal twinkle tea lights. Love them as well especially b/c they are not real flames b/c real flames and tinsel tree on fire do not equal good times.

Also, on another side note. It takes Stacey a good half hour to decide on wrapping paper. Just beware if you ever go with her.





Pete's plumage poised perfectly









The snowman is not so lonely anymore