Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:13 AM
Project: Decorate!
By Jeanine
My Thanksgiving was great! It was just the break I needed. I feel refreshed and energized and totally ready to tackle the holidays. My best friend and I have already started planning a holiday shindig for all our friends at her apartment – we’ve orchestrated this whole under $20 Secret Santa gift exchange, so I am excited to see how it turns out. Plus, we’re only serving drinks and desserts, so my friends is making this sangria and I will be making a few of these sweets.
I have also decided to go all out and decorate my apartment. I live by myself in small studio, so most people think I’m crazy for even wasting my time (and $$), but I just don’t think I would feel right with no decorations. Part of the reason I love this time of year is the tinsel and the lights and all that stuff. So not only am I putting lights up and getting something festive to put on my door, I am also getting a Christmas tree – a real one! Probably not full-sized, but I will be scouring the city this weekend looking for the perfect little pine to place in front of my fireplace (don’t worry, it doesn’t work:). None of my friends can believe that I am actually doing this, so my tree may turn out to be quite the spectacle. I have no problem with that, though, since it will be decked out with these fabulous little Juicy Couture ornaments I just bought and white lights. But do you think it’s weird for me to put be putting up a tree or even decorating at all? I’m not hosting or anything, so there won’t be any big occasion for people to come see my decorations – I’m really just doing it because I like it. Anyways, I’ve resolved to stay stress-free this holiday and you should, too. Enjoy the season!