5 Days and Counting

Last night I got to the post office 10 minutes before closing time and sent off the last gift on our list! I felt such a huge relief knowing I was all done with Christmas shipping and shopping. This time last week was a different story. Yesterday we also received our final grocery order before Christmas! I have all kinds of plans for yummy food leading up to Christmas day.

This week I plan on making sugar cookies, pretzel turtles, and the cookies with the little Hershey Hugs on top.

For Christmas Eve, a couple from Johnny's work is coming over, and I'm going to cook a roast. Then we're planning on playing some board games.

Our house is all decked out for the holidays now, too! I love this time of year, and it's nice to think that we'll just be able to relax over the holidays for once. A few weeks ago when I flew home to my parents' house in Alabama, I threw up on both planes, so flying isn't exactly my favorite means of travel. That being said, we're still going to miss our families TONS. Since we're spending Christmas at home, I've been trying to make things as festive as possible.

Here's what it's looking like around our house these days: