CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS OVER...

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! We certainly did! Paul and I enjoyed a very nice Christmas Eve meal together. We slaved away the afternoon making ham, yams, mashed potatoes and gravy, asparagus, dinner rolls and peanut butter balls. Yes, that is a lot for just us two. The good thing is we are still feasting on our Christmas meal!

We also were invited out to a Christmas dinner at Barb and Fred's friends' house (Ken and Wendy). We enjoyed even more food Christmas day! Their house was my dream come true. A beautiful little home that's over 200 years old in a nice woodsy area. It was so pretty with wood fireplaces... It felt like a perfect Christmas gathering.

We had a busy Christmas day with going to their house, opening presents in the morning and church. But, we really enjoyed it. 

Below: Dinner meal and one of Paul's Christmas gifts from Tony (his brother).

I'm happy to finally put away the checkbook now that Christmas is over. However, I will very much miss the Christmas music.

Cheers!

Amber

CHRISTMAS CARD

We sent out Christmas cards this week... don't feel bad if you didn't get one, because we mostly hit up family! Hope you are all enjoying your Christmas season.

Can you believe it's already this weekend?

Merry Christmas!
Paul and Amber

VINTAGE MILK BOTTLE MAGNET

I've been mixing homemade Christmas gifts with real Christmas gifts this year, only to those who I think that will appreciate it that is! I like things that are from the heart, and I encourage anything DIY.

Today I'm playing elf, listening to Christmas music and making ornaments and Christmas presents for people I love. Check out this little milk bottle magnet I'm made for my Grandma in California. Now if you are in contact with Granny you better not let her see this post as I know she won't stumble upon it by herself!


VINTAGE MILK BOTTLE MAGNET
I wanted to make a magnet because you can keep it up all year round (Mom's suggestion). Paul pitched making a milk jar since it's for a refrigerator. That makes sense. And I love these old bottles.


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PS, what lovely friends I have! 

I started the project with a magnet that I glued to the back of a cardboard cutout of what I wanted my jar to look like. Then I cut a huge blob of a form that I pinned with quilters fluff to the cardboard. Sewed. Trimmed. Added some marker lines to make a more defined shape. Then designed a logo (Meyers Dairy) - haha. Sewed. Used those ornament wires to construct a handle of sorts and donezo.

That's my success of the day. Besides doing laundry and getting some work done for Hollywood (pretty slow today). 

Love,

Amber 

MERRIMACK THEATRE

Friday the 2nd Paul and I went to the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell to see "The Ultimate Christmas Show" put on by the Reduced Shakespeare Company -- a funny little trio that has you laughing through all the skits! We enjoyed our date night out. I especially enjoyed getting out of the apartment, dressing up, and seeing people!

Here's pics from Friday:

And more from the tree, because I can't help myself from staring at it all day long! I love Christmas...

That includes a burlap tree skirt, Paul's fish ornament, and my homemade stockings!

Happy Holidays everyone!
Amber

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME

WOW have we been busy over the last week! On Sunday we were able to go to a Christmas concert, as Barb and Fred have a friend who plays trumpet in the orchestra. Side note: Paul golfed with Jeff (the friend) last summer so he knew someone in the concert too :) Beforehand we went out to watch the Vikings lose (again) and were able to show Barb and Fred our apartment. They seemed to like it!

Thanksgiving was so much fun, as well. We went to Barb and Fred's for that and made dinner rolls from scratch that turned out lovely. I think they were a hit! I had the best pecan pie ever, which is saying a lot because I never liked it before. We had 12 people for Thanksgiving, and two cats.

Tomorrow we are heading to Lowell for a play, gifted to us by Barb and Fred. Aren't they nice?? They already saw the same one twice so are passing this year. We are very excited for a date night though. I'm especially excited to get dolled up. I might even wear my red lipstick because it is a Holiday play!

Speaking of Christmas, we bought our Christmas tree two days ago. It was only $25, but the stand put us back at $16... We went to the Dollar Tree for great bulbs - all glittery, and made a burlap garland-type decoration as well as handmade sewn ornaments! We really love our tree:

The dove says "1st MARRIED XMAS 2011"

Hope you are enjoying your Christmas decorating too!

Cheers!
Amber