We moved into our new place on December 1st. Once again, Clark and I proved that you don't need men from church to come over and break their backs moving sh*t that isn't theirs. We moved ourselves out of the storage unit, and even though we scheduled professional movers to unload our belongings from the truck into the house, we ended up doing it ourselves. They were going to be 3-4 hours late after all.
Moving in December is less than ideal. Decorating the house for Christmas is rushed, and the will we, won't we of deciding to get a real tree ultimately becomes a: not this year. We tried to make the place as festive as possible anyhow.
This Goodwill tree has lasted the entirety of our marriage. Though, we are prepared to get a real tree next year as we both miss the nostalgia of real Christmas trees from growing up.
On the Saturday before Christmas, we ventured into Philly for some holiday fun. Only, walking around Macy's to see the Organ light show and walking around Christmas Village on the Saturday before Christmas was not a good idea! Macy's was an absolute mosh pit. No joke, it was like a rock concert. In years past I guess we've always gone downtown to do these things on weekdays. Lesson learned. Next year we most definitely will skip Christmas festivities in Philly on any Saturday prior to Christmas!
Walking to Christmas Village, we spotted Santa on a motorcycle!
The Christmas tree that's always erected in the middle of Christmas Village.
Another Christmas tree at city hall.
On Christmas Eve we went back into the city to attend Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral-Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. It's become something of a tradition for us.
Christmas day was very relaxed here in Phoenixville. The weather was actually quite nice (in the 50's) and we just bummed around the house in our pajamas nearly all day. We enjoyed talking with all our family and watching hours upon hours of tv.
Though we really don't mind quiet holidays, we're really rallying for company next Christmas. I think my parents are 40% convinced....I guess going from one cold weather location to another during Christmas isn't very enticing.
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Love your elf clothing garland. THe girls were excited to see their favorite nutcracker! Looks like he has a little friend. Philly sure looked beautiful!
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