Dreaming About Christmas Decorating

I just received the Pottery Barn "Welcome the Holidays" catalog and

now I am dreaming of Christmas.  Friday is Halloween and you 

would think that I would be focusing on fall and Thanksgiving, but

instead I am crushing on Christmas decorations.

I want to really go all out this year because we are planning two big

parties and frankly, any excuse to decorate is a good one for me.

One good thing about being a blogger is that I always have pictures 

from the previous year.  It gives me a chance to say ~ "oh I like that" or

"won't do that again".  

I love to add little touches to every room.  

Yet some years after the holiday is over I think that the following 

year I will keep it really simple.  I hate packing everything back up

again.  So far that has never happened.  Once I open the first box

of Christmas decorations the flood gates open and good intentions

fly right out of the window!

Everything ends up being decorated.  Inside, outside, all the porches.

I just can't seem to help myself.

Do you remember the year I made the Sun Valley ski cloche?

I used a big outdoor lantern from Pottery Barn.  Unfortunately

I left that lantern up in storage in Idaho.  

Do any of you remember when I created the Christmas in Texas

theme on my front porch back in Idaho?  Little did I know then 

that we would actually end up back here.  I must be psychic ;-)

Thanksgiving comes late this year.  So now I am wondering,

do I start decorating early and go big?  Or do I keep it 

to a minimum this year?  

Well I will just wait a bit and see how inspired I become.

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Tablescape Thursday

Okay Bentley ~ you and I have goofed off long enough.

Let's get outside and wash some windows before it gets

too hot again.

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley