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Holiday Home Prep & Early Black Friday at Wayfair

Holiday Home Prep & Early Black Friday at Wayfair

Holiday home prep is happening at our house! We got our folding wood game tables and folding bamboo chairs a couple of weeks ago, and I couldn’t be happier with them! Now we’re prepared for hosting family dinners, card games, and puzzles on long winter nights. I’ve been gathering our favorite Christmas mugs so we’ll be ready to pour late night hot chocolate, and washing the festive platters we’ll use to serve cookies. It’s wild how quickly the holiday season comes once you’re in November!

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Nov 12, 2026

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Preparing to Host Thanksgiving and Christmas (Six Things I’m Working on Now)

Preparing to Host Thanksgiving and Christmas (Six Things I’m Working on Now)

We are hosting for the holidays this year! Are you? My favorite thing these days is when I get to host our family for holidays. I miss having our kids all live in our home :( but it makes me happy when they are under our roof even if it’s for only a few days. There are some things I’m doing right now to prepare so I thought I would share. I had a hosting question the other day on where we seat family and serve meals when our whole family is here so I thought I would answer that share what I’m doing (early!) to prepare.

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Oct 22, 2026

Coastal Cottage Christmas Tour 2025

Coastal Cottage Christmas Tour 2025

Merry Christmas, friends! Welcome to our little cottage by the sea :). You’ll have to picture a warm greeting at the door, two pups jumping for joy, a big hug with a hello, a plate of Christmas cookies and a steaming mug of coffee or tea waiting for you just around the corner. You’ll really have to imagine the cookies because I haven’t made any yet :). Oh, well. I’m not Martha, but maybe I’ll get the cookies done by Christmas day.

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Dec 23, 2025

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