judging by the amount of loot under the tree, g was a very good boy this year. i spent 5 hours on christmas day assembling the black pearl and queen anne's revenge and i am not even exaggerating. i am very pleased to report that the gman has finally overcome his fear of the pirates of the carribean. he watched all four movies with me this week. i was ecstatic. i have a thing for johnny depp. i have every since my college days when i ran home from class to watch him on 21 jump street.
for the first time ever i went with a non-traditional christmas dinner. steak, mashed potatoes, baked green beans, and deviled eggs. we've started a new tradition. it was that good. many thanks to bob evans for the delicious baked potatoes that didn't dirty my kitchen. and i know you're admiring my elegant place setting. portmeirion botanic garden, oneida non silverware, my favorite buffalo wild wings glass, old hickory paring knife courtesy of elmo, and napkin courtesy of mcdonald's.
we also went with a non-traditional yet oh so christmas-y in green key lime pie for dessert. i took it up a notch by busting out the hallmark mitford plates.
the cats have just been lazing around. this is really no different than what they do the other 11.5 months of the year.
pepito wasn't really wearing the santa hat. i was just playing around with cool artsy effects on my smartphone. notice i'm smart enough to work the smartphone but too lazy to apply what i learned to my other photos here.
i have, however, been merrily contemplating goals for the coming year. i've got lots of ideas that i'm excited about.
and i've finally found my missing mojo. i have a couple belated christmas projects up on the jbs inspiration blog as well as a peek at the january kit that i'll be sharing here next week. :)
love this post. it makes me smile! the place settings are perfect. just my style i would love to be a guest at your table and i love the way you pulled out the good stuff for dessert.;) your home looks so warm and inviting.
the photo of g and the cat is priceless and i adore your gift wrapping!!
Posted by: Julie Weis | December 29, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Doris, this is one of the funniest posts! LOL, I was seriously admiring your dishes, no lie, then I read on where you said oneida non silverware and napkin courtesy of McDonald's, girl, I lost it, bwhahahah. THEN I noticed the buffalo glass - oh my, so funny. I'm glad you decided to "take it up a notch" on your desert!! Ha ha! "Courtesy of" LOL.
Now, seriously, that is the prettiest gift wrap job EVER. I am mad in love with that. I want to copy it on a scrapbook page on kraft. You're real tree looks very pretty and those lego ships are awesome! Fun post.
Posted by: Briana Johnson | December 29, 2011 at 12:05 PM
PS - page done, 4 partials - watch out!
Posted by: Briana Johnson | December 29, 2011 at 12:07 PM
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