This is the first year of having Christmas at our house and we were all really excited. Normally our tradition was to have it at my mom's house in the late morning, we would rush to set everything up, finish cooking, hurry up and eat the enormous amount of food, and be home no later than 2 to 3 hours. I started to feel this wasn't the purpose of this holiday; so when it was decided I finally got to host, I decided to change a few things. First was the time, I changed the time from 11:30am to 5pm. I hated rushing time with Jack and Duffey to only feel rushed at my mom's house, by changing the time to a the evening we were able to sleep in, enjoy a nice brunch, and slowly open gifts. I also didn't feel rushed at all preparing the food, which was the second thing I changed. No more enormous amounts of food that can feed a small country. We kept the menu small and simple, throwing in our favorite items and leaving the things meh items out. After eating none of us felt like we needed to be rolled to the couch and we still had plenty of leftovers. The last thing I changed was our table setting. I wanted our meal to feel special, so I wanted our table to set the tone.
I was unsuccessful in finding an affordable Christmas China set, so I opted for nice paper plates with our everyday clear plates on top. We already had enough wine glasses and silverware. I used the white tablecloths, napkins and burlap table runner from the Marriage Blessing; and used small older vases and filled them with sugar to look like snow. The only thing I ended up buying was the small stockings, 4 for $.98 at Walmart, to hold the silverware and napkin, the cranberry garland, and the little Christmas foliage for the vases. I already had the candles and I used evergreen sprigs from our yard. I absolutely loved how our Christmas table came out this year and I love how I only ended up spending $20!
I hope your Christmas was Merry and Bright!
I hope your Christmas was Merry and Bright!
