Holiday Happiness

December, being the notoriously busy month that it is, is a time when a little bit of everything pops up--some things are planned, and some are just happy surprises. :-) I'll highlight here some of the smaller, but no less joyful, moments of the month. Nikolas found a vintage sleigh and brought it home for me. He thought I might like it as a decoration--he was right! Sonja helped me to clean it up and retore it and now it sits on our front porch. Sonja did a fabulous job with the lettering!

There's a rig owner in our locale that all out decorates his big rig--he even puts a loud speaker and great Christmas tunes on it--and then spends the while of December spreading Christmas cheer. Sometimes you'll pass it on the road, and sometimes you'll randomly find it parked in a lot somewhere that people can enjoy it. He's known as Chritmas Pete adn he's SO much fun! We look forward to finding him around town every year. This time, Sonja and I were enjoying a sunset when we noticed Pete across the parking lot :-)

Happy mail is a wonderful upside to the Christmas season--so much to appreciate and you never know what will show up! One of the packages we received had dry ice in it. And why is that exciting? Because volcano drinks are made with dry ice! The children had so much fun with these :-)

Shopping in December can be difficult and tedious or a treasure hunt upon you embark while looking for small joys along the way. One of the local grocery stores was helping to set the mood by allowing a cellist to play Christmas tunes for customer enjoyment--what a beautiful treat!

While shopping, we took the time to take in the sights--many areas of beautiful decorations, and some that were just fun. At our church, the Worship Pastor did a full scale string art nativity scene as a backdrop for the season, and one of the department stores had a great photo spot with a giant dinosaur. :-)

Yes, December is crazy busy--but we try to capture as many moments as possible as the month whizzes by. Sometimes, that means jsut stopping in at the small local coffee shop to enjoy a handcrafted delicious piece of art and sit a spell to rest while you catch up with folks you know.

It's a magical season!