Happy New Year!

I'm a little behind schedule since we've been sick around here.

We celebrated with:



And had a lovely dinner:



See those little votive candles? I just picked them up at Crate and Barrel and love them. I've always thought fake candles were a little cheesy until I spied these ... I think they look more realistic with the little burned off wick. Their true purpose is for my built in cabinets where I can't burn real candles and so far visitors are fooled!

Origami

Last Christmas my niece decorated their family tree with an assortment of origami that she had made. I was swooning over the originality and how completely adorable it was. On the spot, I commissioned her to create an assortment of ornaments for my tree ... she delivered this weekend and I can't wait to decorate our tree.