Christmas Trees and Almonds?

Some of you may recall that last year, I explained a tradition that Adam started 4 years ago now, ever since he knew he'd be going to USC to get his MBA. But basically, to recap - every year, if the USC football team makes a bowl game, Adam has gotten me the item representing the bowl game - lucky for me the last 3 years have all been Rose Bowls, therefore my sweet husband comes home with a beautiful bouquet of roses for me to enjoy. Well, this year, as you might have heard, USC, at 8-4, is going to the Emerald Bowl, so, I have been enjoying my can of dry roasted almonds, which are delicious, but missing my roses. It's a fun tradition, that's sure to bring more roses in the future.


We got our Christmas decor up this weekend, and began the shopping as well. I love this time of year, and am so thankful for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. I take after my mother when it comes to Christmas. She gave me the first pieces to my first nativity, a precious moments one, when I was just a young girl, probably 13 or so. Ever since then I have been collecting nativity sets and I always pick them up when traveling if I can find them. I've also been collecting ornaments for about just as long, therefore I have one of the most beautiful and sentimental collections, I just love it. I owe it to my mother for getting me started. Here are a few shots of the tree, decor and some of my favorite ornaments.

We picked this gem up in Barbados - if you look closely, you'll see these snowmen are made out of sand dollars!

Adam putting up the lights!