I should be pretty far along in decorating the house but not this year.. not yet!!!
My husband and I just returned from our holiday celebration with our daughter and her family .. we decided this year as the year we do our Christmas together during Thanksgiving break
we would make a vacation out of it and get a beautiful rental on Folly Beach right outside of Charleston, SC.
Like so many families living miles apart.. concessions are made with two families together on alternating years to celebrate.. This was our year to do both holidays at Thanksgiving and it was quite a feat to pull it all off at the beach house!!! The kids flew in from Massachusetts while we drove the 8 hours piled high with pantry items, wrapped gifts, Christmas tree and table decor, and Thanksgiving decor to boot!!! Besides our suitcases and other vacation goods!!!But even though it was hectic, it was so wonderful to just be together!!!
Like so many families living miles apart.. concessions are made with two families together on alternating years to celebrate.. This was our year to do both holidays at Thanksgiving and it was quite a feat to pull it all off at the beach house!!! The kids flew in from Massachusetts while we drove the 8 hours piled high with pantry items, wrapped gifts, Christmas tree and table decor, and Thanksgiving decor to boot!!! Besides our suitcases and other vacation goods!!!But even though it was hectic, it was so wonderful to just be together!!!
Amanda found this rental through Airbnb.. it was so great for our families!
Roomy and serviceable as well as eclectically lovely and just a super fun place..
Every attention to detail for a home away from home for the holidays!!!
Our first stop, of course, was the beach!!!
That first day was one of the coolest weather wise so we didn't stay too long .. just a windy stroll.
Our Thanksgiving table consisted of paper plates, but candle light, too!!
You might see the beautiful craft our oldest, Birdie, made for the table, too!!
By midweek we were singing carols and decorating our tree... if you can find it
Small as it was, it still did it's job... gave off its Christmas spirit and mood!!!
We had a wonderful time discovering who Tasha Tudor was and reading her wonderful books that graced her amazing illustrations!!!!
to name a couple...
We celebrated with our traditional Christmas brunch
We created some Tasha Tudor Sparrow Mail envelops and note paper... for the girls to use to write encouraging notes to each other...
Now my job is to find appropriate treasure boxes for each of the girls to use as mail boxes for their letters... Birdie really got into these.. in time she will model a loving note writer to her sister and I'm sure she will catch on very quickly!!!
And then I finally was able to capture my favorite gift of the beach... A lovely sunset on our last day!
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Hi!Great pictures!I love beach too!Stunning sunset...How precious your family is!Thanks for sharing!Hugs!
ReplyDeleteAw very sweet post about our lovely vacation together. You got some great pictures-- the charlie brown tree + fire in fireplace! :-D
ReplyDeletelove and lots of hugs,
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