Oh Christmas Tree

I hope everyone has their Christmas Tree up already!  No need to wait until December, I've been listening to Christmas music and had our trees up for a couple weeks already.  I love this time of year and there's something even more exciting about it knowing that our family will be bigger next year.  

In order to get ready for Christmas, I'm doing my typical 'research' so I thought I'd share some of the things that inspired me this year.  I just have to pick up new tree skirts and then I'll be ready to share my Christmas Trees!  

I LOVE Greenland Garden Centre!  It's amazing to walk through and see all their Christmas Tree set ups and creative ideas.  They have awesome tips and classes about how to decorate the perfect Christmas Tree. 

Some of my favorites that I saw this year... 

 So it was about this point that I realized a pattern.... aqua/teal and bright colors!  I wasn't taking any photos of the typical red and greens so I knew I'd be doing my second tree in different colors this year.

Had to take a photo of this next one as it was our wedding colors! Purple/Green  :)

Ahh so beautiful.  I can't believe it's less than a month away!

Stroller, Check. Carseat, Check.

Yesterday I was telling someone that we went out and purchased our Stoller and Carseat (after much research) and their response... "Why? It's so early.  Maybe someone wanted to get that for you at your shower."  Seriously?  Umm... It's a month till Christmas and under 2 months until we are considered 'full term'.  Not only that, I'm having a shower after baby is born as we are not sharing the gender.  Do people actually wait to buy a stroller till after?  Also, there are people who go into labor early all the time, I really hope I'm not one of them but isn't it better to be prepared?  And lastly, I hear that the further along you are the more uncomfortable you get, so doesn't it make sense to get as much done as you can?  I don't know, maybe it is to early but as a 'planner', I didn't appreciate the comment.  Rant over.

Anyways, so I heard yesterday from a friend that the stroller and carseat they wanted were backordered and they had to wait 6 weeks for them to come in.  Of course this got me worried, so right after work we went and bought them. 

We decided to go with the Britax B-Agile Stroller and B-Safe Carseat.  Mainly because of the ease of use and how light they are.  It's so easy to fold with just one hand.   I think the dogs were more curious than anything about what was in the boxes.

I love not having to put things together and husbands are just so great at it! Then again, this looked super easy, I don't think it even came with instructions.

And of course, we had to test it out so we strapped Pez into the Carseat.  It was so hard to try to get a photo and the only one I got that wasn't blurry, his one eye is closed.  Oh well, still a little cutie!

What??? Liebster Award

I can't believe I missed this comment from one of my favorite bloggers A Wife's Life over a week ago.  It's a nomination for the Liebster Award given to new or up and coming bloggers with less than 200 followers.  

Hopefully I get all this right! 

The Rules:

1. Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.

2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you, and then create 11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.

3. Choose 11 new bloggers(with less than 200 followers) to pass the award to and link them in your post.

4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.

5. No tag backs

 

My 11 Random Facts

1.  I love to sing and have had the opportunity to sing with some pretty talented people. 

2.  I dislike flying. 

3.  Josh was my boss before we started dating. :S

4.  I get a serious high from finding great deals. 

5.  I adore anything purple. 

6.  I have a small obsession with fonts. 

7.  I enjoy listening to Dr.Laura - she's nuts! 

8.  I enjoy super hot bubble baths, where you're basically burning.  (Missing this now that I'm pregnant) 

9.  Favorite drink is a paralyzer (can't wait to have one in a few months) 

10.  I love sweats, if I could live in them and pajamas, I would.

11.  I have way to many shoes. 

Tagger Questions 

1. What is your favorite junk food?

Chips, chips, and more chips.  Love the salt.
2. Why did you start blogging?

Starting blogging to keep track of my thoughts and ideas and remember my pregnancy.
3. What is your favorite season?

Summer!  Our winters here are cold and I love the warm weather the summer brings. 
4. What is your favorite holiday?

Christmas of course.  Love the food, gatherings, decorating, and baking.  Can I say that my least favorite is Halloween - just can't seem to get into it!
5. What's your favorite blog to read?

There are so many that I love.  For craft ideas, I like Sugarbeecrafts.  For pregnancy, I like LittleBabyGarvin.  For inspiration, I like AWifesLife.
6. What are some of your hobbies?

Singing, trying to furnish & decorate my house, cooking, shopping!
7. If you could take a break from life and travel, where would you go?

Italy and Greece.
8. What's your must have beauty product?

I rarely wear makeup, not because I don't like it or have an appreciation for it but because I'm to lazy.  But my favorite things are my eyelash curler and bronzer.
9. What's your favorite app if you have a smartphone?

Probably What to Expect right now.
10. What's your dream job?

Own & Run a successful business where I can show true appreciation to my employees and clients.
11. What is your favorite song right now?

 Anything christmas!

 

11 New Bloggers

1. Elenie - The Counts 

2.  Kate - Awaiting Baby O'Brien 

3.  Charlene - Becoming the Barrs 

4.  Katie - My Blossoming Bud 

5.  Halleigh - Little Baby Bean Hill 

6.  Baby Mama - My First Baby Bump 

7.  Mandy - The Duprees and Baby 

8.  Jillian - The Stotz Family Story 

9.  Mandy - The Whitt's World 

10.  Steel Magnolia - Timing is Everything  

11.  Taylor - Princess Made Mommy 

Questions for Nominees 

1.  What is your favorite candy? 

2.  What inspires you? 

3.  What is your least favorite holiday? 

4.  What are you most afraid of? 

5.  What is the most important quality in a partner?

6.  What is your favorite sports team? 

7.  What do you like most about Christmas? 

8.  Words of Wisdom?

9.  What actor/actress would you say is most like you? 

10.  How/Why did you come up with your blog name?

11.  Bath or Shower?   

The Never Ending Lists....

I have a million lists.  To do, to buy, to make, to research..... I think there are so many that it makes me less organized than I'd be without them - sad but true.  I'm going to try to compile a 'master' list here and start crossing things off as time is going to fly by with the holidays around the corner.

Nursery
-  Buy Glider (finally bought one even though it's not what I wanted, it was a great deal.  I really wanted grey or white but ended up with black.  I'm going to hide it with pillows and blankets!  Friends of ours said that a recliner was a good option though and this has both, so hopefully it'll do the trick.)
-  Order Crib and Dress (Found them at sears.ca and they come in next week!)
-  Paint (Glad to have this project finished.  I am so happy with the outcome but sadly the photo makes it look brown.  It is definitely white and grey!)

-  Order curtains/drapes and rod (waiting to see if potterybarnkids.com has any black friday sales!)
-  Buy new knobs for dresser
-  Buy changing pad and cover for on top of dresser
-  Buy crib mattress
-  Buy crib sheets and skirt
-  Buy side table for glider


Baby Supplies / Feeding
-  Wash all clothes and hang/fold (need to find hangers...)
-  Bottles (went with Avent and Tommy Tippee)
-  Swing (ordered the Craddle 'N Swing My Little Snugabunny)
-  Blooming Bath (ordered in Ivory)
-  Diaper Bag (ordered this in Graphite.  I really wanted the Storksak but couldn't justify the price..) 
-  Diapers (how many does to buy?)
-  Formula (?)
-  Video Monitor  
-  Mattress cover
-  Bottle Warmer/Sterilizer?
-  Humidifier
-  Stroller
-  Carseat
-  Carseat Bundle Up/Cover 

Other 
-  Pack Hospital Bag (we probably have some time on this one)
-  Make rug for nursery

I'm sure this will get longer as I realize all I've missed! Let's see how much I can check off in the next few weeks before Christmas.