Hello lovely Friends!
In honor of the start of December, I thought I would do a December Friday Five Senses post. It's starting to look like December inside my home (still not done decorating though). But outside it still looks like November. Brown, bare and no real snow. But I know it will show up eventually! It always does. Lol
SIGHT
I'll begin with what I SEE:
I see the decorations that I do have up - and even the gifts I have wrapped so far and put under the tree (to get them out of the closets!) Lol
Love this old cabin advent calendar I've had forever. I used to stock it with candy or else slips that said "see Mom" because I'd have little toys or goodies for the kids. I give them their own fun advent calendars now (like Annie's is a beauty one). But I still stock it with candies. 😉
SOUND
And this is what I HEAR as I work on this actually. Listening to Christmas CD's in my office. It rests on an old hope chest that was once my Grandma Anne's. 💗 I hear the warm rich sound of Nat King Cole's voice and it fills the whole room. Nice way to start the day. 🎶
SMELL & TASTE
These were the wonderful SMELLS this morning as I began my day.
I was sniffing the heavenly smell of this candle. Think of a Christmas tree farm. Pure pine branches with maybe a hint of mint or snow? Just such a fresh smell that helped wake me up too. And the smell of a yummy cup of coffee. It was out of a coffee advent calendar I got for Matt and I to share. It was called Christmas blend (forgot to get pic) and it had faint TASTE of spiced cinnamon. And I added a little rich creamy salted caramel protein drink that gave it a smooth and salty flavor too. Truly starting to feel like the holidays!
This is the calendar and this is tomorrow's flavor I already got out and ready for Matt!
FEEL:
And instead of touch in tangible terms - I'm going with what I feel. Which is nostalgic. I look around and so many of the decorations have meaning to me.
On one of our first dates Matt and I went to an antique store, because he knew I loved them - and I got this neat old German calendar topper. Last year I had it framed to hang in our home.
And these pieces of Lefton Christmas and the angels among my china, reminds me so much of my former mother and father-in-law. I miss them every day and talk to them in heaven. They were a part of my life since I was 15, so those feelings stick with you forever I think. They picked these up at antique stores and gave them to me as different Christmas gifts through the years. Some day I hope they'll bring nostalgia to my kiddos. And so is the beautiful cycle of life, holidays and family treasures.
Happy December and stay cozy! xo
