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It Was The Night Before Christmas Poem

By Cyndi – Posted on

Family and Friends Gather Together To Bring Good Cheer On Christmas Eve

It Was The Night Before Christmas Poem

Christmas Luminaries, how are you?

Are you as excited as I am about the Christmas holidays this year? We truly have a lot to be excited, thankful and grateful for.  

Lately, I’ve been spreading the news about my elation for the Christmas season and sharing it with anyone who will listen across the pond..  

Creating magical moments for Christmas time is all I can think about right now.

As I prepare for holiday cheer, there is one thing I have to do though and that is to add more Christmas decorations throughout my home.

Loving The Christmas Eve Vibes and Wishful Magical Moments

My artificial Christmas tree will be up soon. I have a few personalized Christmas ornaments that I will be putting on my tree this year. I’m thinking about putting outdoor Christmas decorations around my entire house, but I’ll see. 

Also, I need to finish my Christmas shopping. Most of this year’s Christmas gifts will go to me.

I’ll be shopping mostly online again this Christmas. love online Christmas shopping and I’ll be doing that soon. Every year I shop online for my Christmas gifts and thus far it has been a huge success. 

Another thing I need to do is find a few candy cane scented candles for my kitchen to bring the smell of Christmas into every room in my home. I love candles. They are so appropriate for the holiday season as they deliver good cheer into my space.  

Being a creative, I love to write. Writing short Christmas stories and poems bring me tremendous joy.

I’d love to share with you my latest short Christmas poem. I hope you enjoy it. 

It Was The Night Before Christmas Poem

A lot of my Christmas joy comes from sharing my abundance with the world. Christmastime inspires me. It helps me to get deep into the spirit.

Have you visited my Facebook Page, The Love and Joy of Christmas? If not why don’t you check it out. I’m sure you’ll find it to be filled with wonder, warmth and splendor.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Sincerely,

Cyn, 

A Champagne Christmas

 

The Round Little Man In The Bright Red Velvet Suit

By Cyndi – Posted on

Santa Claus Stopped By for a short visit and Decided To Take a Nap

The Christmas Eve Visitor

There was something different about Christmas Eve and the vibes could be felt all evening long.

My husband and I had just come home from the most wonderful Christmas party ever. It was midnight and we were both ready for bed. 

We dined and partied with close friends and a few family members. 

Giving a toast to Christmas the pink champagne was excellent and the food was beyond delicious. 

The lobster was cooked to perfection and the crab cakes were 100% crab meat and I mean premium lump. 

We were also treated to baked potatoes and asparagus. I was more than pleased with my meal and enjoyed it all. 

After dinner we received Colombian cups of coffee and tea. I opted for green tea only because I’m not a coffee drinker. 

For dessert we had red velvet cake and cream cheese pound cake that was out of this world. I had a slice of each because I love cake. Besides ice cream it is favorite thing to eat. 

After dessert we all danced while a few played chess. The night felt amazing. It felt like it was never going to end. We all had a fantastic time and I was grateful to be in the company of such lovely and truly wonderful people. 

When the evening was over we all hugged and engaged in quick conversations because it was late. I was excited to get home and I was delighted to have spent quality time in love. 

Hubby and I got home around 12:30. I immediately checked on Max our German Shepherd and he was fine.  I went up stairs to get ready for bed while my hubby secured our home. 

Max joined me, as he always does, and I prepared for bed. 

As I laid down I heard somewhat of a strange sound. It was coming from the bedroom next to mine. I knew it wasn’t my husband because I had just heard him downstairs still stirring around. 

I tip toed into the hallway to see what I was hearing. I peaked into the bedroom and saw a husky body sound asleep on in our guest bedroom. Frightened out of my mind I flew downstairs to get my husband. I suddenly o thought to myself how come Max didn’t tell me that someone was in our home. 

After flying downstairs and grabbing my husbands hand he immediately ran upstairs with a baseball bat in his hand. 

I stood back as he approached the room. He gave this husky-bodied man a nudge. He didn’t move of course so he shook him again but this time with much more force. The man, whose back was to us, rolled over and said hi ho ho merry Christmas. Hubby and I both shouted ever so lightly, Santa Claus! What are you doing here? 

Santa explained to us that he was so tired after delivering toys to our neighbors house he decided to stop by our house for a quick visit. When he noticed we weren’t home he went down the chimney, grabbed a bite to eat and made some warm milk. Santa said he needed a nap and went upstairs and jumped into bed. He didn’t mean to sleep so long because he had a busy night ahead of him. 

Well Santa got up, washed his face and hands. He then left our home, walked back over to our neighbors house, hopped in his bright red sleigh where Rudolph., Donner and Blitzen were waiting.

We stood in our door entry way as Santa took flight. It was such fun seeing Santa on this cold winter night. 

Hubby and I locked our front door and headed for bed.

The Christmas Eve visitor was the best Christmas gift ever and this is one Christmas we will never ever forget. 

Story written by Cyndi

www.christmasevermore.com

Decorating My Home for Christmas

By Cyndi – Posted on

How I Decorate My House for the Christmas Season

Warming Homes with Beautiful Christmas Decorations and Amazing Ideas

With a Jingle Bell here, a Merry Christmas there and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, I think we all can agree that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year!

It is no surprise that many stores have lined their shelves with bright and beautiful Christmas decorations. I love seeing the illuminating colors that so remind me of what this joyous holiday season represents. For me it represents love.

Walking into various stores and seeing their lovely Christmas displays warm my heart. My spirit comes more alive during this wonderful time of the year.

Every year at Christmas I find myself spending quiet time at HomeGoods, TJMaxx, HomeSense and now Burlington. I have a new Burlington in my neighborhood and I can’t wait to get there.

I already have my camera ready to record the wonders of the season and as my eyes scroll through all of the breathtaking decor I smile. I cannot wait to start decorating my home. This is an exciting time for me because I get to pull out my lovely Christmas decorations to decorate every inch of my home

Christmas Decor Starts in the Heart

Warming Homes with Beautiful Christmas Decorations

First, I start in my living room. I have a host of table runners so I start with those to compliment the decorations that I’ll be adding. Each piece is special to me which means they all have a special place in my home. I try my best to coordinate the table runners to ensure an easy on the eye kind of flow throughout.

After placing my table runners on each table (there are 3) I then begin adding Christmas bulbs. These Christmas ornaments of red, gold and purple are my favorite colors. They have been my Christmas theme for many years now. I love all of these colors because they deeply resonate with every inch of me and how I want my home to look and feel.

Next I will be adding my small collection of Santas. I have a red clothed Santa Claus and a blue-coat clothed Santa Claus. One Santa will go on my sofa table and the other on my coffee table. These will be greeted by my precious family of angels and elves. Most of my pieces have a lot of red in them which really makes my living room stand out and pop with color with subtle touches of Christmas surroundings them all.

Being able to use my imagination in a great way has helped me design a unique Christmas tray that consist of more Christmas ornaments and lights. When I designed my first tray almost 15 years ago it immediately became one of my very special Christmas designs that I have ever created. I need to do more like this and I think I will this year. I am not an arts and crafts person, but I’m going to try to incorporate some new ideas which I see in my mind.

Moving on, I have large red Christmas balls that I hang in my picture window every year. I must keep the flow of Christmas throughout my home and these also add the perfect touch. I remember one year the delivery guy delivered oil to my home and he said he had never seen such a beautiful window display before. I thought that was so nice of him to notice and to tell me that he loved my Christmas decor.

As I type this i just thought about making some Christmas crafts to see how they come out. I’ll keep you posted.

Christmas Just Ain’t Christmas Without Red and Gold Decor

Another one of my Christmas decorations that I adore is my gold reindeer. Unfortunately, he was broken and now I am on the hunt to find another one. If I can find another gold reindeer I’ll buy two or three to place them around my living room and in my picture window. I think reindeer are beautiful and they speak Christmas to my heart.

Because I decorate every inch of my home from my front door to my kitchen door, my two red wreaths will go up as well. One will go on the front door inside of my house and the other I will place on my sofa table. My Christmas lights will be another extra added attraction to my home’s decor.

There will also be about 4 candy dishes all around my home. I usually have Hershey Kisses, Spearmint and Peppermint candy and I’ll do the same this time around. My family loves sweets. My famous dark chocolate brownies and chocolate chip cookies will be snuggled up in a beautifully designed Christmas canister.

And then there are my Scented Christmas candles will give my rooms a soft subtle scent that adds just the right amount of loveliness in my home.

Now, what about you; how will you decorate your home for Christmas this year? Are you planning on using the same theme as last year or will you be doing something you’ve never done before? However you decide to decorate your home for Christmas this year I know you are going to make it great and look amazing.

Warming homes with beautiful Christmas decorations is an amazing way to welcome in Christmas and all the love that Christmas brings.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Cyndi

www.achampagnechristmas.com

 

 

 

Christmas Is Coming and Autumn Too

By Cyndi – Posted on

Let The Festivities Begin

Fall and Christmas Festivities

Fall and Christmas Festivities

Hello Christmas Luminaries,

This week my spirit has been filled with the feeling of Christmas.

I went to Hobby Lobby looking for Christmas and my oh my, I found Christmas. Yes, I found Christmas at every turn. I got so excited and wanted to stay there all day long. It was amazing seeing all of the autumn and Christmas decor. The shelves were abundant and the vibrant and bright colors popped!

There was an enormous variety of fall decorations and the Christmas trees were covered with multi-colored lights as well as with white lights.

I took pictures and made a few videos to share with you. To say that I was beyond excited to see all of this festive beauty in one space is putting it mildly.

Autumn and Christmas Decorations

Fall and Christmas Festivities

We are just a few short weeks away from the Fall season and I’ll be ready. I’m not sure if I’ll be covering my home from top to bottom with fall or if I will just add a few touches of Autumn here and there. As much as I love the season, Christmas is and always will be my first love. Last year I added a few pieces of fall which did not stay up long because I went crazy for Christmas. It literally flooded my thoughts and I found myself decorating my entire house from top to bottom, from to back.

Also, I bought a flocked tree for the first time in my life. My family and I have always had a real or live tree, but we decided to buy a flocked tree in 2023. It was so pretty. I purchased it from King of Christmas and I was not disappointed even though I could have decorated it a lot more. White lights came with the tree and I added red bulbs. This year I will add a lot more Christmas ornaments to make it really beautiful.

Fall and Christmas Festivities

During the fall and Christmas seasons I look forward to celebrating my own unique and personalized fall and Christmas festivities because I look forward to more love, to give and to share all that my heart tells me to.

As I get ready for the holiday season, I hope that you, too, will personalize your holidays and enjoy every second of the season!

Merry Christmas to all,

Cyndi

www.beautyandtheface.com

www.achampagnechristmas.com