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A Dose of Pretty

~ Paris
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{Noticing the Grinch hiding in plain sight while shopping on a weekday afternoon.}
There’s something so magical about this time of year. I love driving around and seeing the festive holiday decor – a December tradition in our house – and savoring the energy and excitement of the upcoming new year. While I wish we decorated like this every month of the year {tree and all, obviously}, it makes me appreciate the monthlong festive decor every December since I know we’ll start anew come the new year. I’m excited to head down to San Diego tomorrow, complete with açaí bowls in La Jolla and bringing home deep dish pizza from one of our favorite restaurants, and for a relaxing weekend at home this weekend. I hope you have a great one as well!
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{The sweetest Christmas tree at the Long Beach airport. I love how appropriately it is decked out in airplane ornaments.}
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{The cutest – and most fitting – Christmas decor, complete with my most used accessory in 2022: a face mask.}
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{My new favorite popcorn: zebra popcorn with a milk and white chocolate drizzle.}
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{Late autumn drizzles.}
x Paris

Winter To-Do List

~ Paris
IMG_6219{Wintery weather + afternoon light.}

Next week is the start of winter, a season which requires you to wrap yourself up in your coziest sweater, drink plenty of hot chocolate to stay warm, and spend some quality time in front of your fireplace. This time of year is one of my favorite because the holidays are in full swing and the possibilities for change are so full with the new year just a few days away. However, this year I want to learn to focus on more than just how to celebrate winter for the first couple of weeks, but rather find special ways to celebrate the season through the middle of March. After all, who doesn’t want to savor the magic that is the end of fall and start of winter? Here are some of the things I want to do before the ice melts away and my birthday season begins.

Winter To-Do List
1. Make winter fruit crepes such as cranberry, pomegranate, and apple crepes with a matching fruit syrups and butters for lazy weekend brunches.
2. Spend a night or a weekend in the mountains, complete with a cozy fireplace and homemade hot chocolate.
3. Take our annual drive to see the Christmas lights/ decorations in local neighborhoods.
4. Make + decorate homemade sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies.
5. Continue learning to crochet.
6. Light our fireplace and cozy up with a warm throw, hot drink, and a good book or movie.
7. Take more virtual cooking classes {mostly because I love the convenience of not leaving home}.
8. Light fragrant candles, especially on cold, rainy nights.
9. Try making homemade pasta.
10. Try {or try again} a snow sport such as cross country skiing, downhill skiing, or snowboarding.
I’d love to know, what are your plans this winter?

x Paris