Christmas DECORATING.

Casey and I wanted to get our Christmas decorations out before we left for Thanksgiving in St. Louis. So last Monday afternoon we got busy.


Casey put up the lights on our little porch. He's a hunk.


This is our cute little Christmas tree.


We have a large collection of Christmas ornaments. Our tree isn't big enough to hold all of them!

My mom has kept a collection of ornaments for each of my siblings and I for years. There's quite a few in our collection that I made growing up ( ex. Christmas tree ornament). And for a bridal shower gift, I got a set of wedding Christmas ornaments. (Thank you Mrs. Chasteen!) They are so cute (see groom and heart ornament below). There's also a church and bride in the collection.


Our manger. Jesus is the reason for the season after all.

My grandparents decorated with these Christmas blocks when they were younger and they were handed down to me. My Grandpa made them.

Joy is my middle name so a lot of our decorations and ornaments say joy.



Give BIG LOVE.


Angels.



Christmas wouldn't be the same without Christmas Spode. My entire family has Spode and it has become a tradition.


Christmas lights make everything so festive.


The End.

THANKSGIVING

Casey and I are headed to St. Louis tomorrow afternoon for Thanksgiving. Lots of family to see....turkey to eat....and so much to be thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving!

100 days.

We've been married 100 days!

PARK.

I just found these very random pictures on my camera.

On Halloween night we went to the park. We couldn't really do anything because Casey just had surgery on his foot so we just sat around as the sun went away.






Casey got excited about the squirrel in the tree.
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stuff.

We were in St. Louis this weekend again. We took advantage of a weekend when I didn't have to work. We like visiting. :)

There's lots of stuff going on. Can't really blog about it but just be praying for us that we make wise decisions and trust God for each step.

Heat.

We just woke up from a Sunday afternoon nap. Nice.

There is not much to report....which is probably a good thing.

I don't know what the weather is like elsewhere but it's COLD here. We broke out the coats and scarves.
Today we bought a space heater at BB&B to keep our gas bill down. (Our apartment has a gas heater.)

Casey goes to the doctor tomorrow to get an update on his foot. Because he has to walk funny on it, he sometimes gets shooting pains up his leg but besides that he is doing well.

Friday we decided to not just lounge in our apartment. We went out to eat (which is a treat for us) and did a little bit of shopping. It was so nice to get out. We discovered a outdoor skating rink that we want to go to when Casey's foot is better.

St. Louis.

Many of you who read our blog, already know that we were in St. Louis this weekend. Casey's family had a family reunion Sunday so we decided to make a quick trip in. It was great to be home! I was all set to take my camera but I left my battery at our apartment so I have nothing in terms of pictures. :( Sad story. But we left abruptly and I was not feeling well. (I'm not pregnant though it was brought up several times.)

But we are back in KC, currently sitting on our couch for a long election night.

Exciting.