Catch-Up 1/9/12

Hello Faithful Readers! (All three of you!)
It's been a while since I've posted anything with actual substance. I've been super busy with preparing for the holiday season, enjoying the holiday season, and recovering from the holiday season! Thankfully, I am pretty well recovered now and ready to get back into the swing of things as far as blogging goes! 

Goodbye Holiday Season!

Here are a few things coming up that you can look forward to! (In no particular order.)

1. Rump-Arounds CDLC Cloth Diaper Review
2. Fluff of Enchantment Cloth Diaper Review/Giveaway
3. How I FINALLY took the plunge into Digital Scrapbooking
4. A Fertility Journey Update
5. An Update on Life in General
6. My Goals for 2012
7. A Blogging Tutorial (Seriously...I read some blogs and I'm like, um...why did you start a blog if you don't know the rules of blogging?)
8. A Favorite Things Post (It's been a bit, hasn't it?)

I truly hope that you thoroughly enjoyed the holidays this year and that you, in some way, had at least one moment where you reflected on the TRUE reason of Christmas, the birth of OUR Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Without him, we are nothing.

I cannot wait to get back in touch with all of you! Here's to a wonderful 2012! Make it count!

Oh and side note...I haven't sent my Christmas cards to everyone yet. Oops. Oh well. Christmas cards in January are fun, too...right? Right??

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Merry Christmas!

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Fashion Friday 12/23

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas by akahl85 featuring long sleeve dresses

KaufmanFranco long sleeve dress
$1,695 - net-a-porter.com

Lucky Brand snowflake sweater
$69 - bloomingdales.com

Legging
$25 - warehouse.co.uk

Suzy Smith clutch handbag
$40 - asos.com

Christmas necklace
£8 - punkypins.co.uk

Wet Seal hair bow accessory
$2.50 - wetseal.com

Fresh Evergreen Wreath - Frontgate
$40 - frontgate.com

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Pinterest Wordless Wednesday 12/21

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12 Days of Christmas--Day 12--Christmas Anything

Today is the 12th and final day of Christmas at Angela's Favorite Things! Today's post is a modge podge of Christmas wonderfulness! I hope you've enjoyed the last 12 days! I know I have! :-)

1. Live Nativities
Growing up we used to go to these all the time as a family. The hubs and I tried to go to the one down the street from us this year, but I sadly had to work!

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2. Progressive Dinners
Before we started attending Pinedale Christian Church when I was in fourth grade, we attended a tiny congregation that met in a community center on Sunday mornings, Clemmons Christian Church. Every year, we had a church wide progressive dinner that was so yummy and SO fun! I really miss doing those each year!

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3. Caroling
I know I had a whole day about Christmas carols, but caroling is different! I miss going to nursing homes, neighbors, etc. and singing to them about the birth of Jesus! It's a tradition I hope to bring back in my family when I have kids!

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4. Wrapping Presents
I LOVE wrapping presents! It's fun to choose wrapping paper that suits the person, to decorate the package with ribbon, bows, gift tags, and possible a bobble or two, and to see the wrapped presents under the tree! I wrapped presents last Wednesday night while watching The Santa Clause 2 with the hubs. Super fun!

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5. Candlelight Service
One of my earliest memories is attending Candlelight Service at church on Christmas Eve. I love getting together with my church family on the night before we celebrate Christ's birth. The songs we sing, the short devotion we hear, the special music/dance presentations, etc. all come together to form a wonderful tradition that I look forward to each year.

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Do you have any Christmas tidbits to share today? Be sure to link back to this post and leave a comment letting me know that you did! I'd love to check out the tidbits you posted!


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12 Days of Christmas--Day 11--Christmas Books

Today is the 11th day of Christmas here at Angela's Favorite Things! Today's topic is Christmas books!  Reading has always been one of my favorite things to do! Growing up, we had the tradition in my family where my mom read The Polar Express to us on Christmas Eve. I love that book! I hope to carry on a similar tradition when the hubs and I have kids one day!

Here a few of my favorite Christmas books...

1. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

2. The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado (My sister Hannah ADORED this book when she was little.)

3. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore (This version was my favorite growing up! I loved Little Golden Books!)

4. Cosmic Christmas by Max Lucado

5. The Candymaker's Gift: Legend of the Candy Cane by Helen and David Haidle

Do you have any Christmas books to share today? Be sure to link back to this post and leave a comment letting me know that you did! I'd love to check out the books you posted!


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12 Days of Christmas--Day 10--Christmas Homemade Gifts

On the 10th day of Christmas...my true love gave to me...10 Lords A-Leaping, 9 Ladies Dancing, 8 Maids A-Milking, 7 Swans A-Swimming, 6 Geese A-Laying, 5 Golden Rings(!), 4 Calling Birds, 3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree!!! OH! And 5 homemade Christmas gifts!

Here are a few of my favs...

1. Homemade Soaps (14 different recipes!)

2. Cookie Jars (Directions included!)

3. Candy Cane Playdough (Great for kids to help make!)

4. Gifts From Your Kitchen (8 different ideas!)

5. Bath Salts (Several recipes!)

Do you have any homemade Christmas gifts to share today? Be sure to link back to this post and leave a comment letting me know that you did! I'd love to check out the homemade gifts you posted!


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12 Days of Christmas--Day 9--Christmas Printables

On the ninth day of Christmas...I bring you Christmas printables! FREE Christmas printables, even! You're welcome! ;-)

Here are some of my favorite ones that I found around the Interwebs...

1. Preschool Nativity Pack (this is awesome for preschool teachers or parents with little ones at home!)

2. Holiday Printables Galore! (Art, banners, gift tags, candy bar wrappers, etc. etc. etc.)

3. Luke 2 Printable (This blog also has a bagillion other printables!)

4. 7 Million Gift Tags (Ok...maybe not 7 million, but definitely close to it!)

5. Subway Art (She has some for most holidays on her blog!)

Do you have any Christmas printables to share today? Be sure to link back to this post and leave a comment letting me know that you did! I'd love to check out the printables you posted!


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