I'm enjoying doing

the December Daily Album this year -- 

It helps me slow down a bit and enjoy the moment...

finding a little joy in each day...

I want to share a few pages from this week - 

 

But first let me show you how I've gone back and 

embellished a bit on the pages from last week -

Putting in the journaling and a few 

tags and Christmas stickers --

So... on to this week --

On Sunday [the 7th] we had the opportunity 

to visit a relative celebrating her 90th birthday - 

how wonderful is that?

[We started our day with special music at church

so I included the flyer from that too - ]

Then Monday night we had an impromptu date night with friends

for dinner at the art museum and the tinsel trail downtown - 

You can see I've put a larger photo in sideways

as a half-page...

with another photo [and tag] on the back -

And on Tuesday we enjoyed our traditional

Messiah sing-a-long at a local church.

Always beautiful.

[Since the Deck the Halls was printed on the adjoining page 

I added a photo of my office from work --]

Wednesday was a travel day for me [work - whee]

But I took the time to visit a favorite island along the Gulf Coast

before I headed to the office -- 

[I always find peace at The Gulf -]

The page adjoining 11 will have different photos in the next few days -

Just haven't got those printed yet --

[So you might see these of our mantle again on another page -]

You can see that I added another partial page

[I really do LOVE the contrast of different sizes of pages!]

And the rocket always signifies home to me --

It was a long trip, so it was so good to be back home -

[Love our front porch decor --]

Another partial page, clear so you can see the little elf 

that travels along with me...

I think he needs a name - hmmm...

 I bet you've noticed some repeating elements on my pages --

I picked up a bag of tiny foam trees that I'm adding throughout, 

as well as the craft tags, large word stickers, and red lace... 

And of course the numbers for each day -- 

I think it adds continuity...

or helps it all flow better...

Enjoy your week!