Nope, not dreaming of a White Christmas, but it came anyway! It's so unusual to have snow here in western Washington on Christmas day, but it did snow for about 3 hours, prompting all of our dinner guests to arrive early. Fortunately, that wasn't a hardship and everyone had a good time. Dinner turned out great after a minor mishap involving my finicky oven. The roast had been in an hour and I discovered it wasn't cooking. A trip to the garage to pull out a dusty Nesco roaster, and all was well.
Here's a picture of my dining room table prior to our meal. A little too small for 8 people, but then again, this is the first time we've needed to seat 8. The other 7 little bodies sat in the kitchen at the "kid's table."
And a new addition to our decorating scheme this year - I decided I wanted to add a reindeer to the mix, something I don't have. But I wanted an elegant reindeer, and wasn't able to find one locally. I thought Fitz & Floyd would have something nice, and not only did I find what I had in mind, but the sale price was unbelieveable. The huge box arrived on Christmas Eve. I've had many experiences of ordering online and being disappointed with what actually arrived, but this was not one of those experiences. The 2 reindeer were more magnificent than I imagined, even better in person, but here is a photo. I wanted them to grace my table, but they were actually too big, so they are up on the pie safe for now. Beautiful.
I hope everyone had a nice holiday! I'm glad that life is getting back to normal. I really love Christmas, but I'm glad it comes only once a year!
I hear more snow is heading our way today. Might be a good idea to stay inside and sew!
ReplyDeleteLove the reindeer! A White Christmas is so nice, we didn't get one this year but snow is on it's way now - no fair!
ReplyDeleteLucky you to have a white Christmas. Your table was beautiful, but those reindeers really take the cake. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHow elegant your reindeer look! I love them. Your table is so festive and beautiful too. I agree, Christmas is terrific, but WHEW, I am always glad when it is over!
ReplyDeleteYour reindeer really are gorgeous! Very elegant! We ended up with no snow on Christmas day itself, but it snowed yesterday to make up for it. I like your table setting also. Those placemats are neat.
ReplyDeleteYour reindeer really are gorgeous! Very elegant! We ended up with no snow on Christmas day itself, but it snowed yesterday to make up for it. I like your table setting also. Those placemats are neat.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love those reindeer. Where in the world did you find those on line. Your table look wonderful, very festive. I sat on the couch all Christmas morning wishing for snow. Of course, we didn't get any. Hope the kids had a good Xmas.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful reindeer! No snow here in Houston -- but then, we know not to expect it! *wink*
ReplyDeleteDidn't realize you were SO CLOSE! We too enjoyed our brief white Christmas. Like I told my kids, just enough to enjoy and not enough to be a pain in the butt the next day.
ReplyDeleteThe 'kids' table'! I have such fond memories of sitting at one when I was little, and then graduating to the big people table later on. I love your reindeer too - it's nice to have the special pieces to pull out for the occasion.
ReplyDeleteYour snow stuck much more than ours did - it looks very pretty! Your table is so festive! The reindeer are gorgeous - Fitz & Floyd offer some really beautiful things, don't they?
ReplyDeleteLooks like your Christmas was wonderful for you and the family.