Getting into the Christmas spirit!

This weekend is going to be a busy one. I've already started cleaning up the apartment- it will truly be an overhaul- to prepare for Christmas decorating. I say it will be an overhaul because as I'm cleaning, I'm also going to be moving some stuff around and purging things I don't feel will make the move to the new condo. Maybe I'm planning too far ahead, which I doubt, but the condo closing is during tax season, meaning the boy will be working LONG days (over 12 hours a day during the week, probably!) and I'd really like to get started preparing for the move... especially because a lot of it will be done by me and me alone. Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind that much- it's the control freak in me! :)

Anyways, I'm really getting into the Christmas spirit the past few days- I guess going anywhere shopping right now will do that to you- and I'm ready to get creative in the decorating. We don't have the budget for new decorations, but I'm looking forward to taking what we have and making a cozy Christmas home for us. I only get one full day in Vermont for Christmas this year, so I want to make our apartment here in VA as warm and welcoming as possible for those days I come home from work during the holiday season. Plus, Mom, Dad, and Sister are coming for a little Christmas at our place this year, which I'm really looking forward to, and I want it to be pretty and un-cluttered when they visit. Hopefully I'll have some pretty decorating to take pictures of and share- but we'll see where my creativity takes me!