This year I...

This year I...

went swimming in a Florida spring...

went to the flea market 8 out of 12 months, even in the snow!

bought lots of vintage, but not as much as last year...

got my septum repierced and got tattooed 4 times...

including my first Friday the 13th little guy...

learned taxidermy (and had nightmares after)...

watched Travis start his stomach piece...

dug through 1,000's of pieces of deadstock vintage restaurant ware at Deck's...

found a place to get vegan donuts...

hung out with the pugs...a lot...

took Travis and Phyllis on a bocce date to Centennial Park...

turned 29...

saw Weezer 2 nights in a row...

and meet RIVERS CUOMO OMG...

and Tuna...

and Wie Wie...

and Raja! (And Jinx Monsoon, and Ben DeLaCreme, and Milk, and Gia Gunn, and Jujubee)

made a 100 book goal and beat it by 5...

saw Travis officiate a wedding for the first time...

Travis traded his bus pass for a Stella Fireball...

went to the lake...

a LOT...

went to Rock Island a few times too, next summer MORE...
 
had the best 4th of July ever with new friends...

 

took a ten day Florida vacation with our best friends...

went to the Wizarding World a few weeks after Diagon Alley opened...

did lots and lots of karaoke...

hiked the Harpeth Narrows...

 had the best road trip ever through New England...
saw Foamhenge...

and Salem...

and Niagara Falls...

paid my respects at Divine's grave...

found the best vintage store ever..too bad it's in Cleveland...

dressed as Divine for Halloween and danced all night...

helped throw a surprise party for my best friend...

posed with Satan Claws...

Kaylah over at the Dainty Squid did a year in review post yesterday and I love the style of it!  What a freaking great year I had. Here's to 2015!

Our Christmas Day

We had a nice quiet Christmas day at home this year. Travis and I stayed up late watching A Christmas Story and eating a seitan roast, then slept in until about 10! It was great. Thankfully the pugs didn't care. They like to sleep in too.

We had mimosas in the Christmas glasses my grandfather found for me last year! He and my grandmother have a Merry Christmas set and I've been looking forever!

We listened to records, including my new Mr. Spock record.

Presents and a pug occupied with a treat half as long as her little body!

New "wish you were beer" mug. Haha.

Travis is great at buying me gifts. I can't pick a favorite! Look at that Spock pug mug! And I finally got to try out Lush bath bombs. I'm in loooooove! Also, check out that vintage caiman. Travis was pretty slick and bought it while I was in the store with him. I had no idea.

Seriously, these two couldn't have cared less up about while they finished those treats. I made cinnamon rolls from scratch that didn't rise AT ALL. Haha, they were real dense, but still tasted good. I'll try again soon.

We went to the movies of course, to see Into the Woods. Unfortunately it was pretty terrible. Ugh, and it seemed right up my alley too. About halfway through I couldn't wait for it to be over.

After the movie we came home and Travis made a vegan lasagna for us to take to my aunt's house that night. We bought this blow mold Santa three years ago at the world's longest yard sale but always forget to get it out! Travis surprised me and put it on the car port last week! I love it! There is another deer but his base is broken. Now we've just got to figure out how to mount him on the roof next year...

One last Christmas cocktail...I'll take everything down New Years Day. I like to keep my cute stuff up a little bit after Christmas.

AND! I always forget about this amazing pink feather wreath because I don't keep it in the basement with the rest of my stuff. I finally remembered this year! Isn't it beautiful?

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday like we did!

Christmas Decorations: Oh Christmas Tree!

I decided to get a new, bigger Christmas tree this year. We've had the little 5.5 footer since before we got married (so more than seven years! ah!) and it was getting pretty crowded. So we went to Michael's when they were having a half off sale and bought this beautiful 7.5 thing! I love it! And it's already mostly full, haha. I can't resist a good ornament!

We set this beauty up on Thanksgiving and I've been enjoying the lights every night. I'll be sad to take it down.

We have vintage ornaments, the ornaments my grandparents bought me every year since I was born (the Santa/reindeer bicycle built for two was from the year we got married) and Travis' childhood ornaments. I love this one with the photo of him when he was six years old. Precious. 

Lots of vintage ones. That cute Santa is a favorite.

I've been wanting a Santa like this forever! I finally found one this year at an estate sale. My aunt knit me that cute tree pillow.

The woman I bought my angel from told me she loved her because she looked drunk.

I couldn't bear to put my talking Pee Wee away. Since taking this photo I put some mistletoe in his hand. Kiss me under the Pee Wee doll. I also get lots of delight from putting that Santa hat on my fox head.

There is the circus horse I got at the flea market last month. Beautiful!

We got Phyllis a few weeks before Christmas and got a few pug ornaments because of that. We snapped a leg off of all of them to match our tiny tripod.

And last but not least, my little tree on top of our medical cabinet. Travis has his vintage medicine collection in there.

That little silver tree is from the Target dollar aisle about 8 years ago. I was thrilled to find that tiny tree skirt with the pom pom trim a few years later. I need to find a tiny Santa hat for Merlin the squirrel! And a little stocking for him to hold.

I hope you enjoyed this little peek at my holiday decorations. I really love vintage Christmas stuff and look forward to putting it all out every year. And dread putting it all away. Ha! Hope you have a nice Christmas eve and day off tomorrow! I know I will.