Day 18: Ho, Ho, Home for the Holidays

December 23, 2015December 23, 2015lifeintheme Holiday Sweaters, The 12 Days of Christmas Sweaters, The 20 Days of Christmas Sweaters Tags: Christmas, Christmas Sweaters, holiday food, Santa Claus, snacks, the holidays Leave a comment

It’s pretty close to Christmas, folks! To celebrate I’m wearing a brand new (to me) sweater with a fuzzy Santa. He makes me feel festive. He also makes me feel a little dizzy in this hot and humid weather. I did not wear him for long.

Many of you are planning on going to your childhood home for the holidays. My parents retired to Arizona when I was in college, but my husband’s parents still live in the house he grew up in. He loves to go home and play video games on his favorite couch. My favorite part of going to anyone’s home for the holidays are all the Christmas goodies. I know Santa Claus would agree. I love to eat everything from cheese popcorn to chocolate covered Oreos. What are your favorite Christmas goodies?

Mani Monday: Manic Matching

December 21, 2015December 21, 2015lifeintheme Mani Monday, The 12 Days of Christmas Sweaters, The 20 Days of Christmas Sweaters Tags: Christmas, Christmas movies, Christmas Sweaters, holiday movies, Mani, manicure, nail polish, OPI, Sweaters, the holidays, Vintage Leave a comment

Sometimes you have to match your nails to your Christmas sweater. Why? Mostly you do it because you’re on vacation and have nothing better to do. I wished I had picked a brighter red to match my sweater better (say that 3 times fast- sweaterbettersweaterbettersweaterbetter), but I grabbed these colors as an afterthought as we were heading out the door the other day. The red pulls a bit burgundyish on me. It is OPI’s Red Fingers and Mistletoes. The green and silver topcoat is OPI’s Fresh Frog of Bel Air.

Today I have mostly been running errands and watching Christmas specials with the family. So far today, we have watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Holiday Celebration with Mickey and Pals. (The latter is a volume of 9 classic animated shorts.) What did you do today? Are you rocking festive nails? Do you like your nails to match your clothes?