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December 1, 2011
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Thought I'd give this a try: capture a photograph the first 25 days of December, the final photo on Christmas day (hey, told you I had cheer!). Not only will it get me posting on my blog more often, but it will also make me take my camera out even more!
Day 1: 12/1/11
{Yes, that is one odd lookin' belly button}
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To join, click on the link below!
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I've also been inspired by a blog titled habit, also documenting via photos the daily life of absolute strangers each month. Very similar idea to this: a non-posed photo from each day, celebrating small bits of our daily lives. Check it out.
Over the past few days, I've come down with something. It isn't the head cold my dear husband has, or the GI bug half of my patient have had lately. It's something simple yet grandiose; holiday cheer, something I've never truly experienced. In the years past, especially those in which we were going through infertility, something was empty. See
here, and
here for prime examples. But now, well now I wake up with this desire to listen to Christmas music, bake cookies, and decorate the house like my mother once did. We picked up a Christmas tree from a local SERF certified farm, and I find myself daydreaming of picking out trees with our daughter someday.
& I think I've finally realized something - this time of year, no matter your religious or cultural preferences, it's about family. This little girl I'm incubating has made our family whole. Admist putting up lights outside, I also washed all of her clothes and cloth diapers, forgetting the fact she's not due for about 60 more days. Because although I will treasure each and every one of these days I am pregnant, I cannot wait to meet her.
Here are some more photos of our little nest:
{A bit tropical looking, with the Oregon greenery}
{local holly from our propery}
{The one room I am embarrassed to photograph is above - the laundry room. Nearly two years of living here and we still haven't gotten any curtains! The furry ones surely love to sleep in here, however.}
{Oh woodstove, how we love thee - and wish so badly we could use you!}
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So tell me about you, friends. Any holiday cheer bursting from your seams?
