Our Christmas Home

Its our very first Christmas together as husband and wife, and we are so excited to embrace the season! Trevor and I both LOVE Christmas time. In fact, its both of our favorite holiday/ time of year. We enjoy putting up the decorations, going to Naples to look at the Christmas lights, picking out a BIG real tree that will barely fit in our living room, picking out a personalized ornament in Downtown Disney, watching Elf over and over and over, and of course our nightly hot chocolate treat. I don't know what it is about Christmas, but I just fall in love with this holiday more and more every year. Kost 103.5 is on my radio non stop, seriously you can catch me on my daily commute to South Coat Plaza rockin out in my car to "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas!

This Christmas I feel so blessed to share the season with my amazing husband who I love more than anything. Not to get all gushy, but Trevor has made my dreams come true. You know that song "All I want for Christmas is you"? Yes, I know its cheesy, but when this song came out I was in the 4th grade, and me being the hopeless romantic I was, would dream about having a husband one day to spend Christmas with. Well I guess it only took 19 years for Santa to bring me what I really wanted, but he was well worth the wait!

I hope you all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and may Santa bring you the love you have always wanted.

Festive Dining Room

Jingle Bell Napkin Holders, Reindeer Place Cards, & Candy Cane Napkins. The Silver Chargers bring just enough sparkle!

Snow Currant Potpurri from Pottery Barn makes the house smell like the holidays.

Bar Decor

A Fur Stole and a Santa Hat Wine Decor

Cozy Dining Room! Perfect to cuddle and watch Christmas Movies

Oh Christmas Tree!!!

Cheerful Throw Pillows

Garland for the Staircase. Merry Christmas sign from Etsy!

Family Photo at our Christmas Party in 2009.

Poinsettas, Mini Christmas Trees, Santa Candles, and Pomegranate Fragrance Diffuser dress up our ledges.

Entry Way

Santa, we have been good this year! Fill our Stockings with lots of goodies :)

Rockinghorse Candle

Our Star Christmas Card holder! This will be filled with sweet cards from our amazing friends by the end of the season.

A photo of Trevor and I during our "Snow day" in Oregon.

Christmas Cookies Anyone?

Filled up my vase with unused ornaments. My Twig Reindeer might be one of my favorite Christmas finds.

Fresh Pinecones make the house smell soooo good

Hot chocolate???

Santa Garland. Ally gave this to me when I decorated my very first home for Christmastime.

Santa Door Holder.

Joy Blocks

A little mistletoe for us Newlyweds .

Tis the reason for the season.

Give Thanks

Thanksgiving. A day to give thanks to the Lord for our blessings. God can be so good. I thank God so much for what he has given me. This year he blessed Trevor and I as we became husband and wife. YAY!

This holiday has always been a special time for us, because this is when we fell in love. Three years ago, I woke up in Trevors arms for the first time on Thanksgiving morning. We were living in Oregon at the time, and had no family to visit us, no big turkey dinner planned. However, that Thanksgiving will always be the most memorable for me, the one I am most thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Bruner household to yours! With that I give you our home: Thanksgiving style!

Table Setting all ready for a Thanksgiving feast.

Keep Calm and Gobble on!

Harvest Dining Room

Critter Candles

Fall Entry Table

Trainstation Thanksgiving Printable & Acorn Candles

Fall Throw Pillows

Leaf Garland on the Banister

Our new scarecrows! A gift from my Mom & Dad. They say it looks like me & trevor. haha

Danielle's Little Pumpkin

Little Baby Gianna Kathleen Burns is almost here!!! To celebrate we showered the gorgeous Mama to be with a Pumpkin/ Fall harvest themed baby shower! (Which is Danielle's favorite time of year). It was such a beautiful day, and I am so happy Danielle was showered with so many amazing gifts as she embarks on her journey into motherhood. She is one of my best friends in the whole world, with the biggest heart. She is going to be the most stylish Mama on the block. Gianna is due to arrive December 25th, 2011. We all can't wait to meet our new baby niece.

The Hosts (and Aunties) with the Mama to be. (minus Crystal who was home resting with her baby bump, Carsyn. Soon to come this February!)

Candy Apple Favors from Crystal & I. I got these adorable tags from Etsy, and tied them with orange polka dot ribbon.

Danielle is absolutely glowing with her baby bump.

Holding baby Gianna.

Pumpkins & Birdies.

Danielle's Maternity photos

Dani's baby bump journey. (Pics from her adorable blog. "Our Sweet Life")

Julie the Game GURU!

Adorable invites from Katie Mandalia

The GORGEOUS cake from Melissa Wagner

Decor love.

Centerpieces from Paula. (The Nana to be!)

Game Night: Disney Scene it Addition

ACTION!!!! Cookies from Great Dane

They were Yummy too :)

Mickey Mouse Cupcakes baked by Yours Truly

Movie Candy!

and then there was FRESH popcorn...

The GAME? How many Disney movies have you "scened"

I got these adorable Popcorn bowls from Karen (my new cousin)

The Disney Scene it Spread

Last month all the CM (cashmere mafia... yes we have a "clique" name) were at a beautiful wedding for our friend Ashley having a grand old time. All the guys started talking saying we should get together more often and we should have a game night. With two babies on the way (squeee for Carsyn & Gia) it seemed like a lot. So we decided that each couple would host Game night once a month! Seemed easy enough, and a wonderful idea. With 6 couples thats only twice a year!

With my crazzzy retail months ahead (November Half Yearly, & Christmas) I thought it be best The Bruners host the first game night! I had a Board Game called "Scene it" that I had had for years and havent played it in a looong time! I remember it being fun so I thought it would be a fun game to play.

We had just received the most adorable popcorn bowls and old fashioned popcorn maker as a wedding preent, so thought it would go great with the "scene it" movie theme. I called our favorite bake shop (Great Dane in Los Al) to bake some special "ACTION" cookies to go along with the Movie theme. A quick trip to the super market, and we had Movie candy; Milk Duds, Hot Tameles, Reices Pieces, you name it we had it.

So I go home get the scene it game out, and what do you know... game board- check!, Game piece- check, check!, Game DVD- missing?? After two hours of ripping my house apart trying to find the DVD it was on to plan B. I did have the game Disney Scene it? I was worried if the boys would like it, or if they would think it was boring- those doubts went away when I remember how Disneyland is pretty mush Trevors favorite place on earth, so Disney Scene it, it was.

A few clicks on pinterst, to add some disney fun to the spread, landed me back at the supermarket. Yours truly, baked MICKEY MOUSE CUPCAKES! I baked classic yellow cake, and frosted chocolate icing on top. With the help of Red cupcake wrapper, and mini oreos, oi la! We had a Mickey cupcake.

It was safe to say that the CM boys were on to something. Game night was an absolute blast, and I cannot wait for November Game night at the Burns. The boys were of couse extremely competitive, and well Katie Mandalia, was my personal favorite. She takes games seriously, and from a competitor, I thought it was FAB. The night consisted of reliving our childhood memories, fulfilling our sweet tooth, and WINNING! Thats right the duo of Danielle Burns, Me, and well (Miss baby Gia) were the Champions of Disney Scene it.

The most special thing of all, was when we all decided it was time for Gianna Kathleen to kick! The CM all held Dani's belly, like some kind of science fiction power, and a little Baby Gia we felt. Swimming and kicking us, it was one of the best things I have ever experienced. She seemed to enjoy the get together.

It was so much fun! I am totally loving our new tradition of GAME NIGHT!