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A few things in life that I am obsessed with are as follows;
And I found a way to combine them allllllll, so can you imagine my excitement.
Christmas is everything in my world. Basically, I live through the rest of the year just to get to that glorious month of the year where Christmas rules it all. I’ve told The Boy that if I’m going to die, I just want to get one more Christmas out of the deal and then they can take me. Dramatic much? Possibly….but it’s my true feelings!
As much as I love Christmas, I haven’t been able to host it in 4 years. The last time we did my family was good sports about it and didn’t complain about shoving into our teeny little 1,1000 sq. ft. townhouse, but it didn’t seem fair to subject them to it again even though I wanted nothing more than to be a Christmas hostess. So, when we bought our house this summer I was PUMPED UP at the idea of having the opportunity again.
I was already obsessed with all things 50s/60s so when we were able to buy our gem of a home built in 1966 with so much of the original charm still intact, I couldn’t have been more thrilled! It was like destiny that I was given the green light to full fledged go for it with my already chosen style. I have slowly been outfitting our home in mid century decor and it has been So. Much. Fun!!
I’m also a sucker for themes. Give me a theme and I will roll with it so hard! As a nod to the house, I figured it was only appropriate to make our Christmas gathering match the theme of the house. Thus, “A Very Vintage Christmas” was born!
1. Christmas (Like I am Buddy the Elf status)
2. All things retro/vintage
3. Themes
4. Our first home that we purchased in July (I seriously wonder sometimes if it’s normal to be this in love with a building)
5. Corn dogs (not fully relevant to the post but I’m still obsessed anyway)
2. All things retro/vintage
3. Themes
4. Our first home that we purchased in July (I seriously wonder sometimes if it’s normal to be this in love with a building)
5. Corn dogs (not fully relevant to the post but I’m still obsessed anyway)
And I found a way to combine them allllllll, so can you imagine my excitement.
Christmas is everything in my world. Basically, I live through the rest of the year just to get to that glorious month of the year where Christmas rules it all. I’ve told The Boy that if I’m going to die, I just want to get one more Christmas out of the deal and then they can take me. Dramatic much? Possibly….but it’s my true feelings!
As much as I love Christmas, I haven’t been able to host it in 4 years. The last time we did my family was good sports about it and didn’t complain about shoving into our teeny little 1,1000 sq. ft. townhouse, but it didn’t seem fair to subject them to it again even though I wanted nothing more than to be a Christmas hostess. So, when we bought our house this summer I was PUMPED UP at the idea of having the opportunity again.
I was already obsessed with all things 50s/60s so when we were able to buy our gem of a home built in 1966 with so much of the original charm still intact, I couldn’t have been more thrilled! It was like destiny that I was given the green light to full fledged go for it with my already chosen style. I have slowly been outfitting our home in mid century decor and it has been So. Much. Fun!!
I’m also a sucker for themes. Give me a theme and I will roll with it so hard! As a nod to the house, I figured it was only appropriate to make our Christmas gathering match the theme of the house. Thus, “A Very Vintage Christmas” was born!
So, what do you need to make a Very Vintage Christmas come alive? Well, the proper attire of course!
His Look
And I SUCK at doing hair! I could not get it to bump, so I was convinced I would have to have someone hide behind me to bump it in pictures or walk around holding it up myself the whole day. 😜
And I SUCK at doing hair! I could not get it to bump, so I was convinced I would have to have someone hide behind me to bump it in pictures or walk around holding it up myself the whole day. 😜
That is until my sister Kinsey came to my
rescue and I got my do did while sippin a martini
And of course…..the food! I went with a 60s Cocktail Party theme and did all appetizers
Shrimp Cocktail
Cheese Fondue (kielbasa, blanched broccoli, apples, new potatoes, and bread dippers)
Cheeseball with Crackers
14 Layer Jello Bundt
Devilled Eggs
Mini Beef Wellingtons
Mini Pigs in a Blanket (not corn dogs but damn close! So maybe this is relevant after all)
Grape Jelly Meatballs
Rumaki (bacon wrapped water chestnuts)
French Onion Dip from Scratch and Potato Chips
Chex Mix
Salmon Mousse on Cucumber Slices
Relish Tray (carrots, celery, pickled beets, 2 kinds of olives, gherkins)
For Drinks we had:
Punch for the kids (or to be spiked for adults)
Martinis
Old Fashions
Dessert consisted of:
Individual Pineapple Upside-down Cakes
Bananas Foster Over Ice Cream
Sugar Cookies
Cherry Winks
Oatmeal Lace Cookies
And just a few pictures of the overall hang out and vibe
Special thanks to my niece Katie for being my personal paparazzi for the day
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| Katie with a pig in her mouth |
Do you ever do themes for Christmas? If not, would you ever and what would you do?
I love this! The 14 layer jello looks amazing. I would really like to host a Christmas someday when we get a house. I'm not sure if I could pull off a theme, but you did a great job.
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