Everyday Ebullience: December 2010

12.31.2010

Happy New Years!

I am skiing right now (hence the lack of blog posts this week, due to the lack of internet ...) and last night we made a fun little snow man!!

Happy New Years!

Come Monday, I'll have a Christmas wrap-up full of images and then it's time to start 2011 with exciting new posts.
Here's to a happy, healthy, and successful 2011! Happy New Years friends!
xoxo, Nicole

12.24.2010

Merry Christmas!

"And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people.'" Luke 2:10

12.23.2010

Holly Jolly Raleigh #4

On this eve of Christmas Eve, I present to you the 4th and final Holly Jolly Raleigh!

See Holly Jolly Raleigh 1, 2, and 3.

winter drinks

Mmmm! A delicious hot apple cider would be perfect for today!

What's your favorite winter drink? John loves hot chai and I love hot chocolate.

picture via we heart it

this particular hot chocolate looks ah-mazing! is that 2 different flavors of whipped cream?

yes, please.

picture via we heart it

12.22.2010

Christmas with Lenny

This Christmas, Lenny got a little present from Ricky Martin (the rabbit)!

He just couldn't wait to open it.

and he immediately put the ribbon on his head. (and by 'he', I mean 'I')

Merry Christmas!

Love, Lenny

12.21.2010

Oh Christmas Tree!

what a cute little ornament that I got from Stephanie! It looks perfect hanging on my tree with the colorful lights.

Thanks Stephanie!

speaking of, here is the rest of our Christmas tree!

12.20.2010

Christmas Brunch

This weekend we had a Christmas brunch at Tori's to exchange Christmas presents.

How cute is her little pink tree?

yes, we were watching Love Actually :) who isn't? that movie is the greatest!

Tori's adorable cookie jar! I love cookie jars (did you see my Santa?)

the yummy food. If you've never tried French Toast Casserole, you should. It's delich.

presents!

I got this beautiful print from The Wheatfield and a super fun sequined bird from West Elm :) Thanks ladies!

Here is Lindsay displaying all of her presents, haha

Yay Christmas brunch!

This was the first time we have done Christmas brunch together. Are you starting any fun Christmas traditions this year?

12.17.2010

Lindsay's favorite things

My dear friend Lindsay is at it again (remember the Top 10?). This time with gift giving advice.

I asked her a while back what she wanted for Christmas and she said she would give me some hints via email. Next thing I know, I have this fabulous rhyming song about her favorite things. It's to the tune of ... well ... My Favorite Things. So I put it together with some lovely images and links to last minute gift ideas to share with you. Enjoy!

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Apples to Apples and puzzles and Catch Phrase

Simmer and Shimmer and OPI Ink Suede

Sweaters and cardis and something with bling

These are a few of my favorite things.

Pieces of jewelry with bunnies and owls

Bold and bright patterns on scarves and beach towels

Fun, hip and modern, yet super fun rings

These are a few of my favorite things

Gift cards to Borders and Target and Wal-mart

Something from Lulu's and really cool wall art

Junk food or candy and lots of movies

These are a few of my favorite things

Something paisley

Something gross green

Something for my dad

Don't get me any of these yucky things

and then I won't get so mad!

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Thanks Lindsay!

12.16.2010

Holly Jolly Raleigh #3

Only a few more days until Christmas!!

Follow the Christmas countdown clock here.

Holly Jolly Raleigh 1 and 2

cute news!

Something very exciting has happened! My very own Lenny the guinea pig has made it into the 2011 Cute Overload calendar (based on the popular website - cuteoverload.com)!! It's sold in all stores where calendars are sold and can also be found on Amazon ~ how cool is that?

Last night I was doing some Christmas shopping and I went into the calendar store at the mall to see if Lenny, just by chance since he was on the website earlier this year, made the 2011 calendar. Of course they are all sealed with plastic but the lady at the front ripped the cellophane (that part is a secret) and let me look through to see if he was pictured. Sure enough, right there on November 23 and 24, there he was!

A holiday spread ~ Yay Lenny! I'm so proud :)

12.15.2010

the most wonderful time of the year

It's Christmastime at our apartment and there are so many more decorations up than just the tree (yes, I'm going to share pictures of our tree soon!). Lately it's my favorite thing to just sit in the papasan chair and stare at all of the lights and decor. Can you believe Christmas is less than 2 weeks away?!

And if you are wondering if those are elves on the shelf, they are. And soon they are going to start traveling to the North Pole to tell Santa how great Lindsay and I are. We are sure to be on the nice list this year ;)