Christmas Comes to Tennessee

[cue Andy Williams] “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Christmas has officially come to East Tennessee! This weekend Husband and I knocked out a ton of Christmas shopping, watched a Christmas movie, decorated the tree, and drank our fair share of hot cocoa.

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Vintage Santa in the window of the shop Nothing Too Fancy. We bought a cute gift there for Husband’s brother.

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Retro vignette downstairs from Coldstream Market.

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Our friend Caryn is the story lady at Union Avenue Books. She and her husband, Mark, do the most amazing chalkboard lettering.

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This month, Caryn also has a fab window display that includes a beautiful white silhouette or the Knoxville skyline. Do you see the Sunsphere?

Fell in love with the shop Rala and spotted some works by one of our favorites: Emily Winfield Martin.

Fell in love with the shop Rala and spotted some works by one of our favorites: Emily Winfield Martin.

Homemade hot chocolate and a decorated tree. What else do you need?

Homemade hot chocolate and a decorated tree. What else do you need?

Wrapping packages and making gift tags

Wrapping packages and making gift tags

My book club is having a special Christmas party on Tuesday where we'll be exchanging our favorite books and making pom-poms… Can you guess my favorite book?

My book club is having a special Christmas party on Tuesday where we’ll be exchanging our favorite books and making pom-poms–so naturally the wrapping had to fit!

How are you feeling about the holidays?
Did they sneak up on you this year?

December seems to be passing so quickly, but I can honestly say this may be the first year I’ve felt so on top of things so early in the month since we got married. Although with my job, I’ve really been celebrating since mid-October! Is that cheating?

 

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