Christmas is coming....

...the goose is getting fat!  (Or as I used to sing happily when I was little: "The Goose is getting laid!")

As Andy Williams says, it's the most stressful wonderful time of the year!!!  In all seriousness, I am incredibly excited for Christmas this year, as last year I was pretty much Ebenezer Scrooge from Black Friday until Dec. 26th.

I already kicked off the season early with a Starbucks snowman cookie (seriously, they're fucking delicious-- yes, it deserved the "F" word!), Williams-Sonoma hot chocolate-- made on the stove with milk, thank you very much-- and cinnamon marshmallows from Atwater's Village Bakery and Cafe. 

We traversed over to The Americana at Brand where you can visit Santa in his house, stroll around beautifully decorated grounds while listening to classic Christmas tunes, savor the 100ft. tree, or chase the suds they call "snow" at designated times. It's a blast!

 

 

Plus I added to my holiday movie collection with this beauty:

It's cute but "The Thin Man" is still my favorite film to watch this time of year.

In honor of the Holiday Season, I'll be posting more recipes and product reviews for gift ideas this year. Not to mention I'll have a few movie posts reviewing some of the latest releases (anyone else excited for "Les Miserables" and "The Hobbit?!"), as well as awesome/cheesy/terrible holiday films.

What are some of your Christmas traditions?

Disney Baby

Not to be mistaken for my catchphrase: "Disney, baby!" Another classic example of why punctuation is important.

Now that I've reminded you of all those years you were forced to study dangling participles, conjunctions, and the Oxford comma, let's get to the point: SHOPPING! More specifically, baby shopping which, in my opinion, is the most fun ever in all the Universe!!! Can shopping for tiny clothes, tiny shoes, and tiny hats get any cuter? 

YES.

Just. Add. Disney. 

Gather Mickey and the Gang, Winnie the Pooh (and Eeyore too), all of our Pixar heroes, and suddenly shopping for babies goes from cute to MAGICAL. Disney Baby has been around for awhile but only online. So imagine my giddy excitement when I found out a Disney Baby Store would be opening at the Americana (our local fancy-pants shopping center that I apparently never blogged about). Take that giddiness and times it by a million when I discovered this was the flagship store!

I've never been one that needs the latest trendy thing before everyone else... BUT, I love Disney and it will be wonderful watching the growth of this branch of the company.

  

Almost bought a pair of these!

 

Ever since I watched the Tinker Bell films, I've been in love with all things Pixie Hollow.

Wishing they had these in plus-size adult.

DB also had a great selection of Classic Pooh.

 

 

As always, the store has that atmospheric charm Disney does so well.

I spent most of my life rejecting the idea of having children. Then I met my husband-- he makes me want to be a parent because I believe the world will be a better place with a few more people like him. My husband and I hope to start trying for kids next year! Crazy! Don't hold me to that because we have to cement a few aspects of our life first, but we're both feeling the urge to raise a family of animals AND children!