for some reason I haven't been in the mood to blog, and I'm still not actually. I have just been enjoying being home relaxing and celebrating with family. And playing with my new sewing machine and camera.

So since Gram got onto me for not posting.. here are some pictures from our family Christmas party.

I hope you all had a great holiday and are enjoying the rest of the year. 

this is the pillow I made today.. I can sew!

tacky sweaters

 Those are a few pictures from our Christmas party last Saturday. It was a lot of fun, as you can see from Jimmy's "hulked" shirt. I'd love to give details about the party but I just got back from my second home at the library and my bed is calling my name.

on an unrelated note, a month ago I posted this plea to gain some followers, and I am beyond pleased to say that I went from 12 followers a month ago to 58 followers today! I know 58 isn't that many but I am thrilled that so many people think I'm interesting enough to press follow! So thank you all so much for giving my a reason to blog, you guys are the bomb.com!

What's on Jessica's phone

I linked up with Jessica at The Lowe Family News to share my phone pictures of the week.

This is our little baby tree. (its actually an outdoor tree) It's tall and skinny like I wish I was. It fails in comparison to my mom's magnificent tree at home but its a perfect fit for my little college family. The tree skirt used to be on the tree when I was younger. cute huh?

Jimmy and I put up lights.. aren't they festive!? We had to plug them into my room through the window because the stupid house doesn't have an outdoor socket. so lame

This is Oli and I relaxing at home during the long weekend, and yes it is warm enough for shorts, sick I know.

Daddy-O giving Oliver leftover turkey. He probably gained 10 pounds from all of the table scraps. he. was. in. heaven.

This my friends is Oliver's place to lay. I make my bed and get my pillows
just right and turn my back for one second only to find this. This isn't from this week because my room looks like a tornado hit it and my bed hasn't been made since.. longer then I care to say, but it's so cute I had to share!