Delayed at heathrow with bonus cookie

London/Madrid bound on our 777. Merry Christmas! Catch you on the flipside.

Christmas at our home.

Here are pics of our home around Christmas time. I love it. We always get a Frasier Fir and this year...it's always Sufjan Stevens playing...

Charlotte's favorite song: The Friendly Beasts

Caleb's favorite song: Star of Wonder

My favorite song: Holy, Holy, Holy 

(not a Christmas song, but the best version of this song I've ever heard.)

Okay, back to our home at Christmas.

Living room. Where it all takes place...music, meals, presents, home group, etc.

Advent calendar of course.

Nativity set- Our 5th wedding anniversary present (wood).

Penguin Ornament- Caleb bought this last year and for those that don't know, the penguin is our marriage mascot.

Most of our ornaments are instruments- por ejemplo.

May your days be merry and bright and may Christ be the center.

Merry Christmas!

Mind the GAP.

In an effort to rebound their current sales slump due to the downturn economy, GAP has turned to Charlotte for their 2009 sales campaign.

Christmas Movie(s).

There are many things that can get me in the "Christmas mood"...Christmas music, the smell of pine, winter blend coffee, fireplaces, stockings, pumpkin and peppermint...for me it is Little Women (the one with Winona Ryder). It is hands down my favorite movie to watch at Christmas time. I have already watched it 3 time within 48 hours. I watch it while I wrap gifts, write Christmas cards, and also just for fun. In fact, Caleb watched the entire movie for the first time and really liked it. The sound track is amazing. I think I could quote almost the entire film. In fact when I cut my hair off in May...the first thing I thought of was the part in the movie when Jo cuts her hair off to get money for her family and  Amy says, "Jo, Your one beauty!" I love the relationship with the sisters and their different personalities. I am probably a mix of Jo & Amy. Any other crazy Little Women fans like myself? 

Oh...and I love The Family Stone. Excellent Christmas movie...my favorite scene it the dinner table scene with all the arguing...oh, and You Got Mail...love it, love it, love it.

It must be a small world if this is happening...

Must Have Christmas Album.

Not sure if you've heard or like Sufjan Stevens. We just got turned on to him last summer (favorite song so far is For the Widows in Paradise). His music is folky, chill, cool...Caleb bought this on Amazon yesterday for $15 but there are 42 songs- it's called songs for Christmas! Some traditional Christmas songs and then some new ones that I have never heard before...beautiful lyrics. I am still trying to figure out which song is my favorite on the Christmas album, but with 42 songs this may take a while. Take a listen and let me know what you think.