thanksgiving over and advent begun


our first time to go and engage the macy's day parade..... we saw them blowing up the balloons.
done and done.


my family thinks we can mark it off our "new york to do" list.
i vote we try again in about five years.




turkey trot.
my fastest race ever!!!!
5 miles - 47:10
stef and i rocked it!!!

turkeys fried.
table set.
napkins sewed.
wine poured.
tiramisu eaten.




advent begun:


three days ago we celebrated the beginning of advent.
tree decorated
wreath made.
charlie brown christmas soundtrack playing.

as with every year, i try and figure out how to make this season more theological than material... more about the what....or actually the who. in the church calendar this season is marked by the color purple.

(and this year g'ma sewed the church vestments.... all weekend)



we have a christmas tree with purple lights and purple ornaments. we light the purple candle this week. we will take down the purple ornaments the week before christmas and put up all of our "normal" ones.... the ones with our names, reindeer, snowmen, etc. this was just an attempt to postpone the cartoonish aspect that this season can bring.
again..... it is an attempt.

Comments

Tiffany said…
Good job on ALL of it!
11:41 AM EST
Adaline said…
I love the purple ornaments idea! I had a similar thought (wait to decorate the tree on Xmas) but didn't think of the intermittent decorations. Love it!
12:57 PM EST
Dave said…
I love the purple ornaments idea too! So rad!
1:56 PM EST
marmie/Mimi said…
Great pics...you are a studette! G'ma looks great as well as the fam...and a beautiful table for T'giving.
10:10 PM EST
graduation dress Toronto said…
well done!
Christmas tree looks so cute!:)
happy holidays in the future
3:36 PM EST
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