tonight and tomorrow and friday

my bff found this blog on pinterest (which i'm avoiding on purpose. internet, don't tempt me.) i don't use my crockpot as much as i imagined, since it automatically goes to "warm," and leaving food on warm while i'm busy being a teacher (about 6:30 to 4:30pm) actually ends up with burnt dinner. SO. i do have a few classics that i make, but they tend to be on weekends.

report card conferences start tomorrow. can't decide how i feel about them. i'm not really nervous. i'm excited about conversations with some parents. i'm not thrilled about meeting with a few.
 
on friday, to celebrate the conferences being over, we're going to get our christmas tree. i'm totally jazzed about this. about a month ago i got white lights while they were still in stock. [side note: last year around this time white lights were nowhere to be found. joel kindly offered some blue lights he had in the basement. my newly-wed self struggled silently for a good long while before quietly thanking him and putting on the blue lights. it actually turned out cute and will be a special memory in my heart forever. first.married.christmas. success.]

 

here's what the living room looks like tonight, with the addition of a few handmade christmas gifts from momma. and with an updated arrangement of a nativity set we got as a shower gift. i like it on the mantle a lot.