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Merry Christmas from the Wollenhaupts!

I wish you had a blessed day full of quality time with family and plenty of laughter! And above all, I hope you had time to relish the amazing truth of Christmas, that God himself came to earth and lived in human form for the purpose of giving us the greatest gift we could ever receive!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, last weekend Grant and I traveled to Minnesota for one of his friends’ wedding. We decided to make a long weekend out of it so I had time to meet up with three of my friends from college. I cherished every minute of my afternoon with Beth, Jess and Missy, and really wished we could have multiplied our hours together!

We all met up at the Bachman’s Holiday Ideas House. It’s an old, quaint home that gets fully re-decorated for each season, and then tours are hosted through the home. As we toured the house, I was stunned at the beautiful decorating! They used items that I would never think to decorate with, and I walked away feeling more overwhelmed than inspired, because there were SO many lovely ideas! Here are a few detail shots from the house:

This is an idea I must create when we buy a home!! Another great idea that seems pretty simple – the variety of sizes of white framed mirrors hanging from the curtain rod of the bathroom window. Delightful! I would never think of using rolls of toilet paper as decor! love it!
After we toured the house, we stopped in the Bachman store, which is HUGE! I just about wanted to buy one of everything…but instead I left with two great pillows that are perfect on our new couch!

The four of us had lunch at a quaint mom-and-pop cafe. So delicious, but even better was time to catch up with each other!

And lastly, one quick shot of Grant and I from the wedding reception!

I’ve always been the girl who loves spending time at coffee shops and loves the cozy smell of coffee, but cannot tolerate the taste of coffee. Until today. Today marks a whole new chapter in my life…I’ve transitioned from the “pre-coffee” phase to the “post-coffee” phase. Why the change after all these years? Well, you see, Grant loves coffee. And he likes it with very little sweetener and extra shots of espresso. For the last year, each time he ordered a latte for the road, I took a few sips. The last time I tried his drink, I surprised myself in that I didn’t scrunch my nose aftterward!

As snowflakes gracefully fell from the sky and the brisk air sent chills through my body, I decided today would be the day. I ordered my very own latte through Latte Land’s drive through. And I drank nearly every drop in the cup!

I am very excited to annouce that if I meet you at a coffee shop, I will proudly order a coffee drink!