tis' the season

Christmas season has BEGUN. Tuesday night, Nate and I started putting up our decorations! Being that our apartment is a teeeeeeny tiny little treasure, finding a place for the tree was quite the predicament. We also realized at almost 9pm that we left our tree lights in Illinois. So, we took a late night trip to Target... looked down every Christmas decor aisle, had a long, serious debate on whether to choose white or big bulb colored lights. We decided since the tree is teeny along with our home that the colored lights would be a bit much. But when we have a house and the LUXURY of getting a real tree, oooh boy will we get the big bulb colored lights! For some reason, the two apartments that we have lived in have had specific rules in the lease agreement against live Christmas trees?! What in the world could be harmful about a glorious live evergreen?! Oh well! We still need to add the ornaments, but since I had a few extra moments this evening I thought I would share some snapshots of the Parker Christmas Wonderland : )

Tomorrow is fridaaay and I am so looking forward to this weekend! Crafting with a sweet friend after work, going to STEAK N' SHAKE with our fellow midwestern-ers (YES, it's true... the very FIRST Colorado Steak n' Shake just opened!!), work Christmas party aaaaaaand hitting the slopes on Sunday before Church. God is SO gracious and my heart feels so thankful for the blessing that this season of life has been. 

Have a good weekend!!