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We recently made our traditional yearly trip to Boone to choose and cut our family Christmas tree. This being Emmi’s first Christmas, we were super excited to get up there and walk her through the tree farm to find that perfect tree (whether she knew what was going on or not). To make the trip even better, it had snowed the night before, so the tree farm was more like a winter wonderland. Unfortunately, Emmi was not so excited about the idea and after 3 attempts to search out our tree, we loaded up and headed back down the mountain only to purchase one at a local seller. Maybe next year will be more successful. We did get this priceless picture before we left the tree farm, though. Kinda makes it all worth it.

It’s that time of year again; a time when we are surrounded by the eye-candy of the season. From Christmas decorations to houses brightly lit with festive lights and holiday yard statues to slick advertisements for multimillion dollar corporations; we are bombarded with sights and sounds everywhere we turn.

In the midst of all of the over-stimulation, the designer in me gets excited and looks forward to this time of year. I can’t wait to see all of the patterns that were created for wrapping paper, the holiday cards, the signage, posters for local holiday productions…all of the things begging for attention but in a quiet manner.

The world is a playground at this time of year and I can’t wait to get out there and enjoy it!