Cozy

We really had a great Thanksgiving. Special, special times. Those memories are now safely tucked away in our hearts for next year and years to come when loved ones and American traditions are very far away.

I spent my afternoon getting out Christmas decorations. I love getting all those ornaments and decorations out each year. We don't have a ton of stuff - which is on purpose. We like to have things that are meaningful. We have ornaments from all over Latin America (and others that are gifts from friends or family), a "Quichua" nativity set, a toy nativity set that is pulled out for little hands to play with each year, stockings that are only special because of who they belong to, a "Christmas" quilt that I've had for at least 8 years...

I love it! Brooklyn was really into it too this time and was reminiscing of Christmases past with me. She loves her bag of ornaments and listening to the story behind each one. We made some popcorn strings to go on our tree this year. I lit lots of candles this evening and turned off all the lights.

Add in the football going on and some "new" toys for Paige to play with that I came across in my search for the Christmas box (Brooklyn played with them, but I'd forgotten about them) and it makes for a peaceful, happy, cozy evening.

I love this time of year!