Two Turtle Doves in a Mistletoe Covered Tree:
Friday morning I slept in...again. WOW. That seems to be the only thing I'm good for this week. When I finally woke up I headed out to Josh's house in Fuquay that they have been renovating over the past couple weeks. I figured I would roll up my sleeves and do a little hard work! Well . . . that's an exaggeration. There wasn't too much I could help with because Josh was busy sanding some of the walls and dust was flying everywhere. So I busied myself decorating the front porch! It actually took me a while to fluff out all the strands of garland and add the little pine cones and poinsettias throughout each strand. I wrapped the garland around the poles, perfected their spacing and we were ready to fire up the lights just in time for sunset. One of the strands in the garland was dead so we had to find another strand of lights to wrap through it but by the end of the day they were perfect! During one of our work breaks, I sent Josh to the top of a tree to cut down some real mistletoe!
He managed to get a whole bundle down and came out of the tree with only a few scratches. Then while he went back to sanding I broke some of the limbs off and made a small bundle for his mom to hang in the house. Well, I hung it after I held it over my head a couple times to see if it actually worked! :) I didn't even know that mistletoe grew in the tops of trees until a few years ago when my mom told me one day while we were driving. Now every time we're in the car Seth and I point it out in every tree we see. It grows only in hardwood trees and it is taken from tree to tree by birds' feet. When all the leaves fall from the trees you can see theses balls of green mistletoe in the limbs . . . its the only green thing in most of the trees during winter so they are really easy to spot! It's a great reminder that we need to spread the love, just like birds spread the mistletoe, and make sure everyone can see it (and feel it) during and after the Christmas season!Favorite Things:
Nashville. The show. I've never actually been to the city but I absolutely adore the show. We took a break before dinner to watch last week's episode, which happens to be the last one until January. AHHH. WHAT. If you like Country music, a little drama, great clothes and a little love story then you have to watch this show! 
One of my favorite things to eat when it gets cold is Chili! With a little cheese, sour cream and crackers . . . I'm in heaven! My grandma's recipe is in my Recipe Tab. It never tastes exactly like my Grandma's when we make it. We thinks she keeps some of the ingredients secret!
Christmas Crafts:
This is the lyrics to one of my favorite Christmas songs, "O Holy Night." I'm thinking about making a couple more with different lyrics to holiday songs so I can hang them side by side next Christmas!
"Show faithful love and compassion to one another" -Zechariah 7:9
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