Saturday, December 22, 2012

Christmas at the Kissel's

I was so excited to hang stockings and do a Christmas mantel since we didn't have a fireplace or a mantel at our house in Pennsylvania last year. 






I bought a huge roll of contractor's paper from Lowes instead of buying Christmas wrapping paper because it is much less expensive and I love the look of "brown paper packages", plus, you can dress up the package for any occasion, not just Christmas. Well....the paper is a little thicker than wrapping paper so I ended up having to use my hot glue gun instead of scotch tape. It was a labor of love...



Jake and I had a Holiday Housewarming Party a few weeks ago. We love any excuse that have a party! The Hubby was out of town the entire week before the party so I enjoyed spending my weekday evenings listening to Christmas music and cooking/baking for the party. We took a few pictures before the party, but I completely forgot to take pictures during the party...







Zach, Catherine and Mallory came! We love spending time with our little niece!


Gotta love the Hubs in a Christmas sweater!


Alice has made a little friend...the neighbor's cats are always sitting at our windows by the front door to see the new cat in the neighborhood...



Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Life Moves Faster Than I Can Keep Up with the Blog...

November was a month filled with fun, friends and family. Here is the month at a glance...

Jake and I went to Tennessee Tech's Homecoming with Corey, Amanda and Benson. We had a great time at the parade, catching up with friends, eating Ralph's donuts, hanging out with Caleb, tailgaiting with FIJI's and watching the football game.




We closed on our house on November 9th!


We went on the annual Turkey Crawl in Windrock. Since Jake doesn't have a vehicle fit for 4 wheeling at the moment, Jake and I rode with Ben and Leigh in their Jeep. This was my first time on a 4 wheeling trip and I loved it!








We went to Indiana for Thanksgiving where we celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas with Jake's side of the family. Lillian loved this turkey leg!