Since Lacey is preparing to run Rock n Roll Las Vegas later today, I'm going to be taking over the Weekly Wrap this week.
It appears we are coming to the end of our warm Fall in my neck of the woods.
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| After a 5 mile run |
Up until this weekend, my fall runs have been fabulous and warm! I could kick myself for not getting out after work this week to enjoy what was left of that great weather but some work obligations and other errands took over my daylight hours so I traded in my runs for biking on the Nordic Track.
So yea, my runs turned into biking this week. Which actually wasn't all that bad because I was able to watch TV! I biked twice this week for a total of 10 miles. It's not much but at least it's something.
I think the weather today may dictate that I make my home cozy for the upcoming holidays! I have some holiday throws and pillows I want to put out and I actually have some holiday gifts I may wrap, but then you know what that means? I'll have to put my Christmas tree up soon! Last year we put one of our trees up on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, so I'm hoping to make that a tradition!
When do you start decorating for the holidays? -M
I usually try to get our "big" tree up on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving...but in recent years, it's been morphing into a weekend project (after Black Friday shopping). The other tree goes much faster, so I can usually get that all up and decorated in an evening after work. All the other decorations happen here and there as my time allows ;-)
ReplyDeleteOur big tree is usually the last thing to go up because I cant do that one myself. Originally that was the reason I got all the smaller trees...lol!
DeleteBaylee looks so happy! Do you have a fenced yard she can go out in? I know she wants to walk now, but in the past is that what she did?
ReplyDeleteWe have one of those invisible fences. She would never leave the yard but the thing is she won't go out IN the yard without me. If I don't walk outside with her she will sit on the porch and wait for me. It's gonna be a long winter..haha
DeleteWhat a diva!!! (My cats are divas too. I mean it as a compliment. Sometimes Jelly won't come upstairs for his food so I deliver it to him.... )
DeleteOne good thing about living in the south (and I'm sure there are a lot more than one thing) is that your winter is so much shorter than ours! I'm already over the cold and wearing leggings. LOL
ReplyDeleteWe are actually in the Mid Atlantic so we do experience all 4 seasons. However, I'm just now breaking out the leggings!
DeleteI don't decorate for the holidays, but I usually put my Charlie Brown twig out somewhere around mid December or sooner if I stumble on him.
ReplyDeleteDish towels are my only holiday thing and I tend to use them year round.
Baylee is beautiful
Baylee says Thank You! I got a new kitchen last year so I've been buying more decorative seasonal towels too!
DeleteIt's starting to get colder here too! I am still having a hard time believing that the holidays are so soon. We are planning to do our tree the weekend of Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteWe've ALWAYS put ours up around that weekend too. Last year was the first year I ever put it up before thanksgiving.
DeleteI use my headlamp to walk Scooby in the morning. Our neighborhood is pretty well lit, but there are some spots that are dark. I wont start decorating for Christmas until a week or two after Thanksgiving. I love your run Disney shirt!
ReplyDeleteThanks! That is one tech shirt I actually do like!
DeleteI would be too impatient to wait that long to decorate...haha
The shorter darker days have me craving cozy blankets and leggings. It has not been too cold yet though
ReplyDeleteYou are right but I bet it's coming!
DeleteThat is such a pretty picture of Baylee in the pink leaves!
ReplyDeleteI get overwhelmed by all of the Christmas decorations in our house so I don't start until December 1st usually. And yes, it's all put away before Jan 1st, LOL.
Thank you. She is easy photograph! I may put my decorations out a bit early but I have it all put away on New Years day! By then I'm ready to start fresh!
DeleteAfter seeing two trees already up this week, it makes sense to go ahead and take care of that on a day I'm off -- like tomorrow. LOL. Typically it happens the week of Thanksgiving. Lately, we've been walking our dogs while our house is being shown. It's a little hard wrangling three though. I know Baylee loves her time with her Momma! Thanks for linking.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen anyone that has a tree up already but I did notice someone in our neighborhood stringing their Christmas lights up, which is probably not a bad idea to do before it gets too cold.
DeleteOur recent cold snap has me craving cozy comforts as well. I'm tempted to decorate but it's way too soon, although the stores are all selling fresh wreaths and trees already.
ReplyDeleteWow, I haven't seen any real trees being sold yet. Probably wont see that till after Thanksgiving.
DeleteI haven't started decorating yet, but I some new ones today, and I'm itching to get the Christmas stuff up. Allie is really going to enjoy the Christmas tree, like always.
ReplyDeleteDoes Allie ever damage the tree or make a mess of the ornaments? We once had a dog that use to bite the lights on the tree whenever they blinked. Needless to say we had to stop putting up blinking lights.
DeleteIt was downright cold this weekend- I'm SO not ready!
ReplyDeleteI normally put up my trees the Sunday AFTER Thanksgiving. I'm hoping to get at least one up this year -not even going to attempt all three with the twins!
HOpe you have a nice day!
You're going to have a very busy holiday for sure!
DeleteYeah, I wasn't ready for the quick turn to cold weather either! Love the photo of Baylee :) We don't usually start decorating until after Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteBesides last year, I never decorated before thanksgiving either!
DeleteI do minimal decoration because we're always out of town for the holidays. But when I was a kid our tradition was putting up the tree the day after Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteThat was my tradition too. I'm not a Black Friday shopper so that day was spent decorating!
DeleteI don't decorate. :) But then I'm Jewish.
ReplyDeleteI have to walk the dogs early during the summer, because the heat gets to Lola (and before it got to her, it got to Chester). But luckily I don't have to walk them in the dark. We have been walking the dogs twice a day when we can, but soon it will be too cold for that!
I got Baylee a sweater for when it gets cold!
DeleteIt definitely seems like the warm part of fall is over and now we're getting closer to winter! I can't believe that Thanksgiving is next week, meaning we'll have to get a Christmas tree soon! I am so not ready!
ReplyDeleteBut oh what fun!
DeleteI start Christmas decorating the first thing on Black Friday. I love getting it done early so I have a long time to enjoy it. We're under a winter advisory tonight and tomorrow so it may start looking a lot like Christmas up here soon (most likely we'll get a wintery mix, though).
ReplyDeleteThat's when I normally decorate too but after doing a few days early last year, I kind of like the tradition.
DeleteGrowing up our tree always came up just a few days before Christmas and I can't of stuck with that with my own little family. But thinking of getting it up even earlier now as the kids are getting very excited. Maybe the first of December, LOL. My mum will be shocked when she comes round to ours, LOL!
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