Holidays, 2020 style

Welcome to the holiday season, 2020 style. I sit this beautiful thanksgiving afternoon I am reflecting on this past year and the time spent in this house. One year since moving in. One year since a major project was finished in our home, One year where I feel like the momentum was lost moving forward on the projects my husband and I planned. I have to remind my self that even with projects undone, I love this house, I love this land, and even though our projects have been slow this year we have moved forward.

As many of my friends know my husband and I love remodeling our house. It is what we searched for the first time we bought a house as well as the second time we purchased a home. What many don’t know is that we refuse to go into huge debt while doing so. We usually stick to the Dave Ramsey style and pay as we go which means longer time between larger projects. I know that Leslie, one of my best friends and co blogger also does the same. It is the harder route to follow and for many years throughout my first house left me sad during this time of the year. I was unable to decorate or even entertain as I would like to with an incomplete house. Once I finished with the big overhaul of my last house I did lots of entertaining and the house was decked out in as much Christmas as I could fit into the home. It is a running joke within a group of my friends how many total tree will I have in my house. In case you’re wondering I currently have two nine foot trees, two seven foot trees and once six foot tree as well as a dozen or so smaller trees almost all lit and decorated. It takes about a week or so to get it all set and I start decorating November 1st each year. I love having all the lights and decorations out during Thanksgiving as well as enjoying the month of December with my family and not having to worry about getting the house ready. I get it, not everyones opinion but it works for my family and I.

This fixer upper time around I am doing things differently, instead of waiting for the house to be finished I am decorating it full out and enjoying the magic Christmas offers with an open mind. The pictures will not be as beautiful since there are rooms with projects clearly undone but I will look back at these pics and smile. These projects my family under takes make this home ours, each room will have our mark, memories made together, and I will cherish them for many years to come. 2020 may not look like our normal but it has still had blessings and this will be a year many of us will remember better than others. Happy holidays to you and your family.