lily-                        post-thanksgiving & pre-Christmas

so now that the thanksgiving buzz is over, the millions of turkeys have been eaten to the bone (and regretted later), the awkwardness of seeing distant relatives is long gone, awaiting next year, the trees have been decorated, and the fist fights over $200 tv's are finished (really?). so now it's time for.....CHRISTMAS! many of us (including abigail and i) are decorating our homes and obsessing over shopping lists! i have been making non-stop lists (my life right there). i made a million trips to target (my bff) and the mall (my boyfriend...wait is that weird?). I just love buying things for my friends, it is just so satisfying. i am usually broke a lot but this year i have bought quite a few things! this Christmas season i actually have quite a few social events to attend (which i would usually detest going to, but Christmas is an exception). i've got my school play that i'm in  (not really a social event-but still), my Christmas piano recital (my song this year is have yourself a merry little Christmas), then quite a few christmas/white elephant parties (including one with all my friends from my old school-i'm so excited!!!!), and plenty of other gatherings that i can not think of). decorating is probably one of my favorite activities-especially for Christmas! my mom and i often get on pinterest for cute ideas-while my dad lifts the heavy boxes and my brothers help decorate the tree:) we also do elf on the shelf (my little brother adores it-and i love doing it for him) even though we don't do the whole santa thing, we just do it to entertain my brother even though he knows it's not real.here are some of my favorite pinterest-y Christmas ideas (LINKS):

ugly christmas pug sweater

DIY monogrammed ornament

Holiday random act of kindness list

elf on the shelf ideas

white elephant