Moving and shaking
Happy Saturday, and a very Merry Christmas Eve to those of you who are celebrating <3
(My very favorite Christmas ornament from the “meeting place” )
Lots of moving and shaking over here…
after breakfast,
we finally finished putting together the master bedroom
(So much better than it was, and Bella gave it the seal of approval)
and I spent the morning wrapping gifts, which is one of my favorite holiday to-dos.
Whenever I wrap gifts, two things happen:
1) I can’t help but think of the scene in Love Actually where Mr. Bean takes 8 years to wrap the necklace and adds the sprig of holly, candies, and other random stuff (“this isn’t a bag, sir, this is so much more than a bag”)
and
2) I’m grateful that there isn’t an anxious customer watching me the entire time
Josh Groban Holiday on Pandora is awesome gift-wrapping music, by the way.
I’m really excited because Christmas brunch is over here tomorrow morning. Everyone is coming over early to feast, drink coffee, and open gifts. We’re inviting some of the single guys over from the squadron too- it would be terrible to spend a holiday away from family alone. There will be plenty of shenanigans and food over here.
Here’s what’s on the menu:
-Fruit plate with pears, apples, and clementines (LOVE the cuties so much!)
–Spinach, mushroom and cheese quiches (one sans cheese and onions, since my bro is lactose intolerant and my Tata hates onions)
–Cinnamon rolls with orange cream cheese icing
-Nana is bringing a ham over, and madre is making her famous coffee cake
I’m off to take a Zumba class –the one I usually teach- and then back home to make cinnamon roll dough and get ready to head to my dadoo’s house. We always have Christmas Eve over there, and I can’t wait to see everyone <3
Be back later tonight with lots of pics 🙂
Have a wonderful, happy, relaxing day!
xoxo
Gina
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haha i LOVE that scene in Love Actually! ” It will be ready in the flashiest of flashes!” Merry Christmas!
Ok I have a question to debate with you folks… I have always thought Mr. Bean knew something was up and so was going super slow to try to keep Prof Snape from cheating on his wife or get him caught?
Thoughts?
i always wondered that, too!
Love Actually is one of my favorite movies. That scene is always so funny.
I’m lactose intolerant too and I would recommend popping a lactaid right before dairy it works…and I love Love actually!!
Wishing you the best, Gina! <3 I know this is a very special Christmas for you.
You could totally send the single guys from the squadron my way… 😉
haha come on over!
Love your bedroom! Looks great!
I’m watching Love Actually tonight! So excited! Your bedroom looks gorgeous and you are a seriously good present wrapper! I love how everything looks under the tree!
When I was wrapping gifts a few days ago Isaac started quoting parts of that Love Actually scene. 🙂 I’m hoping we get to watch Love Actually tonight as it’s one of my favorite Christmas movies.
Merry Christmas eve Gina!
Merry Christmas Eve to you, too!!!!!! I adore Love Actually, it’s a Christmas tradition with my friends and I 🙂 That and the Holiday….I’m such a sap for chick flicks! Have a wonderful holiday Gina, can’t wait to hear when that angel in side your belly makes her appearance 🙂
I am going to watch Love Actually now!
Sounds like tomorrow will be lovely! Enjoy!!
That is so awesome of you to invite the single guys to your Christmas. My son is a single Marine in a squadron, too, and isn’t home for Christmas because he will be home in a couple months for his pre-deployment leave 🙁 I miss him terribly and have tears as I’m typing this but he assures me he is fine and will be spending Christmas with his Marine family. Thank goodness for Skype!!
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
I love that scene in Love Actually, and I also love your Starbucks ornament!! That’s so nice of you to invite some of the squadron guys over too. I hope you have a fantastic time! 🙂
Happy Christmas eve girl! Hope all is so much fun!!
LOVE the picture of Bella on the bed – she looks so comfy!!! I LOVE your blog by the way! Best Wises for a Merry Christmas.
Ha! I was totally reenacting the love actually scene last weekend while sprinkling little gift confetti on our table for our Xmas party. Sadly, it was only funny to me 🙂
I LOVE THAT SCENE IN LOVE ACTUALLY!!! merry xmas 🙂
All your presents look wonderful…I didn’t wrap a single present this year. The only person that got gifts was Skylar (everyone else and I/us decided on a No Gifts this year pact…and it’s been great)..I do like to wrap but after like 3..I’m done 🙂
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Hope it’s awesome 🙂
I’m loving the World Market wrapping paper! It’s definitely the majority of paper under our tree this year. 🙂
LOVE their wrapping paper… and everything else in that store
Merry Christmas! I love your couches. May I ask where I can find similar, and also does the dog scratch them up if you let her on the couch? My Boxer has ruined my couches, so we are hoping to purchase leather soon.
bella doesn’t scratch them, but her nails aren’t very long or pointy. they’re from turner’s furniture- we got them when we lived in valdosta
That ornament is PRECIOUS!!! Your wrapping paper is adorable as well! (:
Did you make those cinnamon rolls gluten-free? If so, how did you do it? Just use GF AP flour?
Wait, single guys from the squadron?? How do I get an invite to your Christmas brunch?! Ha ha. Have a wonderful holiday!!
LOVE the bedroom! Where did you find your bedspread? I’ve been looking for a nice patterned duvet cover and have run out of places to look! Very merry christmas to you and your fam!
target! the decorative pillows are from home goods
thank you, merry christmas to you too!