small joys.*

{Our small, potted Christmas tree.}

It's been a loooooong two weeks, friends. They say that moving is one of the most stressful things you can go through, and I have to say after this move, I kind of agree! We're happily settling in to our place though. Many things still need to be unpacked and organized, but everything is functional now and I'm really starting to enjoy the place. It's even starting to feel Christmasy around here!

{It is well documented on this blog that I really wanted a Bay blanket, well ... I got one! Courtesy of my friend Norm who found this one at a flea market and gave it to us as a housewarming gift. I'm in love.}

{Even though I'm a sometimes grownup, my mom still gets my sister and I an advent calendar, every year. I may not have to restrain myself — as much — from eating them all at once now, but I still love that she does that.}

{Pasta salad, ready for a train picnic.}

{A thank you for a little help I gave on a blog: legit mail! All the way from New Zealand.}