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fun: new year's eve photo session after a loud countdown with my cousin's kiddos!

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your winter wonderland: a chilly day at pikes place marketplace, and my guy

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sky view: portland, from departure bar at the nines

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words: powell's bookstore in portland, philosophy section

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night-time: dinner at suppenkuche in san francisco at the end of day one of our roadtrip up the pacific coast

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grateful: for my parents.

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morning: dad & sister's fella, working on their juggling as we opened gifts

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favorite part of christmas eve: family dinner.

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scarf: my guy loves his scarves, and has his own unique way of wearing them :)

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tradition: christmas eve dinner with grandma.  this year we had it a few days early, because brother will be gone on christmas eve.  we also had the good fortune to be joined by boyfriend and sister's boyfriend, to add to the festive mood

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peace:

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tree topper: mom's electrocuted tree, before i demanded the squiggly things be removed and dispersed throughout the tree instead of converging at the top.

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candy cane: a sleigh full, from the hot beverage table at dad's work party

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stockings:

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christmas tree: boyfriend is here, and the tree is finally decorated!

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presents: under my tree. carefully selected and wrapped with love. eagerly awaiting their christmas morning unveiling.

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outside christmas lights: drove past this little light show tonight...there are a remarkable number of absurdly well decorated homes here

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favorite holiday song: i love a wide range of christmas music, but this year, i'm particularly enjoying this album...

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a beautiful sight: high tide. about an hour after it was at its highest point of the year, helped out just a little by last night's rain.

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family: we're not in the same place - not quite yet, give it a few days more - but here's a lovely one from when we were last together for thanksgiving

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green: candy on a stick, the perfect holiday addition to any plant ;)

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wrapping paper: even though it doesn't yet have ornaments, my tree is feeling the christmas love with the addition of some gifts...

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something you're reading: dad just snagged this for me from the grandparents' extensive stash of literature. i love london dearly, and am looking forward to learning even more about that beautiful city

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ornament(s): mine are still sitting on the ground, waiting impatiently for boyfriend's arrival. what lady can resist when her fella asks her to wait so they can deck the tree together??

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bright: flames in the fireplace, with stockings carefully hung

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shopping: e-shopping is the most common form of shopping for me (and everyone else, i think) lately. hoping to get into a real store one of these days...but then again, the problem with real stores is that it's just so easy to wander past something lovely and decide you want it...

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today's temperature: foggy with a side of salt in the air. took this one out the window of the ritz carlton in dana point, where we had lunch in celebration of grandma's 95th birthday

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joyous: iphone pictures of decor and store lettering on my evening run. i love christmastime here, with the shops and homes all decorated and cheer in the air

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red: decorative poinsettia. the flower is called poinsettia in the united states name in honor of joel roberts poinsett, who introduced the plant in 1828. poinsett was a botanist, physician and the first us ambassador to mexico, where he first encountered the flower.

 

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favorite holiday movie: a tie between the wee-sing best christmas ever movie, and the holiday

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my view today: the christmas tree lot at home depot

december photo challenge

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