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Happy Holidays everyone! We did our final trip to the mall today. Basically just for fun :P I know, who goes to the mall two days before xmas for fun? Apparently we do. We live so close and the sales are so insane that I just had to pick up a few winter tops for Sarah at Children's Place and the Gap. After a few goes on the rides there (Sarah loves the pretend rollercoaster- makes me nauseous) and some McD's for the little one, we headed to the grocery store for some last minute ingredients. I host Christmas Eve at our home. I like to make a simple lasagna with mushrooms marinated in red wine on the side. It's filling, fast, and leaves some room for hot cocoa and cookies in front of the fireplace!


Check this out to see Sarah and I on the news! We visited Portrait Bug to take photos with the most amazing Santa. Sarah usually refuses to sit on Santa's lap and will cry the whole way through. But this year, because she was able to hang out with him and he was super sweet to her, she actually sat for a few photos. And guess what! ABC World news was there doing a story on Santa and actually used her photo and footage :D

Here's a great FREE calendar from the awesome people at Mibo. I found it on someone's blog but, of course, I opened the link and then closed the blog window, so I have no idea who to give credit for the great find. But it was too awesome not to share!

I decided to share my Dec 08 month in the life mini album a few pages at a time. I fell in love with Christine Middlecamp's minialbum, but since I couldn't take her class all the way over here in NY, I did my very own take on it. The October Afternoon papers are just awesome to work with. I loved every minute of making it. I think there might be a few more 'month in the life' books in my future! I wanted to do a daily album, but I knew the pressure of taking a photo everyday and making 31 pages wouldn't work for me and my short attention span. :P

Have a wonderful holiday, everyone! Hug your loved ones tight and enjoy every single moment. Even when you want to pull your hair out and get back into bed with the cookies you just made since no one deserves them but you :P :P :P I kid!! Merry Christmas!

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