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Christmas Decorations - 2016 Edition

There's something magical each year when Jenn and I bring the multitude of Christmas boxes out of storage and into our home. This year we decorated (like we have for many years) the Saturday following Thanksgiving. After renting out the freight elevator and taking up our boxes of Christmas trees and decorations Jenn went to work on making our home beautiful. I helped where possible (building the trees and lugging boxes up and down from storage) but for the most part I stepped back and let Jenn work her magic. 

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12 Nights of Christmas Movies - 2016 Edition

Welcome to our second annual 12 Christmas Movies post. We tried for many years to watch a dozen Christmas movies during the holidays but failed a couple of times before suceeding last year. In fact I was reading my post last year and found one glaring error, I called it 12 Days of Christmas Movies when in actuality it was really the 12 Nights of Christmas Movies. That has been corrected in 2016 and with it an updated batch of Christmas movies. Many have remained the same from last year with a few exceptions. 

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Christmas Decorations - 2015 Edition

What a year its been. 2015 is only the second time since Jenn and I have been married that we haven't decorated our home at The Colony in Newport Beach. Sort of crazy right? Although we anticipated this being the first year we decorated our new home that wasn't meant to be and we couldn't have been more excited to decorate our new apartment. 

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12 Days of Christmas Movies - 2015 Edition

We've had the idea for 12 Days of Christmas Movies for a couple of years. But things have always gotten in the way of us actually following through on it. But this year we aren't buying a house or doing anything crazy so we are fully committed to doing 12 Days of Christmas Movies. We were so committed that we purchased blurays for all the movies we didn't own or weren't on a streaming service. We are absolutely ready for Christmas this year! So without further ado here's our plan for 12 Days of Christmas Movies in 2015. 

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It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year - Christmas Decorations 2014 Edition

With each passing year I feel like I'm becoming more and more into Christmas. In early October of this year I can remember driving with Jenn somewhere and just blurting out "I can't wait for the holidays." Sure as a kid I always loved the gift aspect of the season but now I'm starting to care less about that and more just the joy of the season. A big reason for that is Jenn's hard work in making our home into a Christmas wonderland.

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Our Apartment is Fully Decorated for Christmas

Each year Jenn channels more and more of her mom and decorates more and more of our apartment. It really began last year when she decorated each room with a tree, now not only does each room have a tree but each area that could potentially hold a decoration is now covered. And I hate to admit it, but I kind of love it.

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