Coffee Conversations with a Purple Girl
Guys, guys, guys! Christmas is two days away! Tomorrow is Christmas eve and the celebrations begin! My husband and I will be opening presents tomorrow morning, enjoying half a day to ourselves, and then heading up to begin celebrating with my mom’s side of the family for the evening. Friday we’ll go over early to […]
First I’d like to apologize for the late post. I didn’t have time this morning to write before we went out for the day. I’m writing to you now, having just returned from a day of wandering around Pittsburgh in a drizzling sort of rain with my in-laws. One of the cool things about being married […]
We’re so close now, guys. We’re only one week away from Christmas! We’re still waiting on some gifts to arrive, which is stressful, I’m still not done with my gift for Dad, which is more stressful, but no time to slow down now! Every day from now to next Saturday is booked up with family […]
Probably the biggest tradition we have in my family is the list of Christmas cookies that my dad makes every year. The list is pretty impressive, including at least six different kinds of cookies made in triple batches to be shared on cookie trays all through the holiday season, and then to be stored in […]
It took me a while, but I’ve finally gotten into the Christmas swing, complete with tree, Christmas music to accompany me as I drive and, of course, Christmas specials. There is something, well, special, about Christmas specials. They have a very special place in my heart and always will, I imagine. They’re lasting and classic […]
Who could honestly look back at their childhood and say that the most exciting thing about Christmas was not waiting to open presents? What child hasn’t snooped around their house at least once a year to see if they couldn’t locate the hiding place of said presents? After, of course, the Santa bubble has been […]
It really isn’t Christmas until the tree is up. It’s a very important part of the whole holiday celebration. Or maybe that’s just for me. I have a theory about that, actually, but we’ll get there in good time. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The Christmas tree has always been one of my favorite […]
This weekend I hauled a fake tree and two plastic boxes home from my parents house so that my husband could do the heavy lifting and bring the tree inside. We are officially ready to start decorating for Christmas! I’m learning about decorating now that we have our own place. Of course I’ll be decorating […]
As I sit here, writing to you with barely a voice worth hearing and a day away from going to see A Christmas Carol with my mom I am, naturally, thinking about caroling. Okay, that might be a stretch, but I had to start somewhere, right? It’s hard to think Christmasy when I have yet […]
First, I want to address the late hour of this posting. I’m still fighting off this cold, working the antibiotic; even though it makes me feel worse than the cold, I guess it must be doing something. I’ve finally been able to get back to sleep, even without taking Benadryl to help me out. My […]