I started this post one way this morning, and now by early afternoon my mood has completely changed and I decided to talk about something else entirely! I know the rest of the country has already had snow, and it's starting to feel a bit like Winter for you all, but here in the mountains of Arizona we still hover almost ten degrees above normal and our mountains, that stand over twelve thousand feet in elevation, are barren of snow. This is the strangest and warmest I can remember it being here in Flagstaff in the last fifteen years, and I am starting to worry about what happens this Summer when fire season hits and we have had no snow to drench the thirst of the trees and grasses that have grown out of control. Until then I am praying for snow here in the high country, even though I am heading to the warmer climate down in Phoenix with the family, I would still love to see snow when we return! Every night as we make a fire I think about having a cup of hot chocolate and sitting down to relax, and you can bet I will be hovering near a table like this at the other half's annual Christmas party, because after all, it is the perfect time of year for a cup of hot chocolate!
Aphrodite has once again satisfied my craving with the creation of this absolutely fabulous new Hot Chocolate stand, complete with festive Winter decor, and adorable puppy! The Hot Chocolate Station is an exclusive Gacha for The Frozen Fair, with each piece being hand crafted and designed to accent each other and this time of year. Do yourself a favor and head by the event and check out the items for yourself, you won't be disappointed!!
Have a wonderfully wicked rest of your day and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's trends in fashion and home decor work for you!
Do you remember when Christmas was filled with toys that sometimes required batteries, the bigger the stuffed animal the better, parents stayed up hours to put together bicycles, and hours spent sitting around the tree with the family? No one thinking of working on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day and the biggest stressor was often the drunk Aunt passed out on the sofa after sneaking a bit too much Rum in her Eggnog. Now, everyone under 25 is glued to a phone/laptop/tablet and the gifts always have something to do with video games or computers which makes them small, and the invention of gift cards, though convenient they taken much of the fun out of opening gifts, in my opinion. As we continue to grow more and more attached to our technological devices the more distant we grow from each other, it seems. When our family gets together there is a basket for all the devices to be tossed in during "family" events, like dinner, movies or like later this week, Christmas. Everything has become automatic, convenient, and easy yet the times before that seem easier and I truly long for them. Even my family, who cherishes our time together has gone to checks the month before so we can buy what we want and part of me really hates that system. I long to be surprised on Christmas morning again with a gift I never would have thought to buy for myself and I wish for a time when tons of presents are stacked under the tree, or at least a couple special ones. In the end, I guess I wish for a simpler time when everything wasn't automatic.
Have a wonderfully wicked rest of your evening and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's trends in fashion and decor work for you!
Ever since I was a little girl a Christmas Tree had to have a ton of lights and sparkles on it or I wasn't happy. I will confess that on a six foot tree, two thousand lights isn't enough and my electricity bill during the Holidays, when Jesse and I are home, will attest to that fact. I mean everyone puts lights on their homes, and around their yards and inside their houses with all kinds of pretty sparkling baubles, so why not make sure the tree is the brightest and most impressive of the displays? Since we won't be putting a tree up at home this year I decided to put a very bright and glittery tree up to satisfy my need.
If you are lacking decorations for the Holidays then this is the perfect time to head out shopping on the grid as there are several themed events happening at the moment, and as you can tell I hit them all up pretty hard! The Tannenbaum Holiday Market has been open for a bit and is worth the visit just to wander around, as the venue is well decorated with lots of little attractions, and of course a gacha area as well. And if you have been looking for a way to give a little back this season then head on over to the SL 2015 Christmas Expo, a Relay for Life production where some or all of the proceeds from certain vendors will go to benefit the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life. The event covers 4 sims with several stages featuring performing artists so make sure to check out the website listed below for all the details and event schedule. One of the things I am glad to see this year is the numerous creators with ornament gachas at the events! I like to decorate my own tree since it's about as crazy as the rest of my decorating, so I loved being able to combine styles and to show off all the little goodies. I hope I inspired you to have a little more Holiday spirit and that you are planning on doing some shopping in the next few days at Tannenbaum and the SL 2015 Christmas Expo!
Plant - YS&YS - Riciclo Set - Hanging Plant (last round of Gacha Garden - I have extras so contact me on facebook, Just a Spoonful of Psycho or inworld, JadedPanther Resident)
Elf outside the window - Wood Works - Christmas Delivery - EXCLUSIVE @ SL 2015 Christmas Expo
