My candle runneth over

If you have looked at my blog recently you have seen the pictures of my Christmas decorations. (Go ahead....look below....you know you want too.) As much as I love the flatscreen above the fireplace, it does create a challenge when it comes to holiday decor. Especially candles. I can't help but think that I may melt the speakers right off the wall if I put too many candles up there. Regardless, I am very happy with the way it turns out, not to mention how yummy the house smells mere minutes after lighting every stinkin' candle I have spread about.

I had to run out for a couple of hours the other night, confidently leaving my beautiful candles glowing. When I opened the front door upon returning home, I was immediately greeted with the same intoxicating scent that I had left behind. Everything was as I had left it until I glanced at the hearth and found this:

OMG!!!!! I had the Multnomah Falls of red wax in my living room. Eric had already gone to bed so poor Steve got the rath of Melanie. My first question was "What the $%^*@ happened?" My next comment was "I can't believe that neither of you noticed the waterfall of red wax splattering all over the floor?" BREATHE......the house didn't burn down and the tree didn't fall, everything will be clean once again.

Luckily, even after my rage, Steve was a super guy and helped scrap it off. (it may have been that he was just scared to death of me, but I am going to go with that he is just a nice guy) Along with the vaccuum, scraper, brown paper bags and an iron, I managed to get it off of the tile and the carpet. The candle holder is another story. It is still in the garage just waiting for me to clean it. I don't think that I will be using any expensive pillar candles this time. Thank god for HGTV and all of those home shows I insist on watching and recording. I may not have known how to get wax out of the carpet.

Even with the candle debockle, I will continue to enjoy the fabulous aroma of my holiday scents. Maybe just not in pillar form. :-)

(The void of red wax on the floor was where one of our wooden shoes sat. I forgot to take pictures of those but Eric's had about a 1/2 inch of wax over half of it. )

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night

What can I say.....I love Christmas!! What's not to love? You have yummy food & drinks, delictable desserts, holiday parties, special time with family and friends and decorations.

For Eric and I it starts right after Thansgiving. We plan a day to put up the outdoor lights and can only hope that it doesn't rain. Inflatable Santa adorns the porch next to a tree, a BIG red bow sits at the top and Frosty gives cheer to all who pass.

Then we pick out the perfect tree at the farm just down the street.

The perfect Tree (a little blurry, but beautiful)

It takes me about a day and 1/2 to completely decorate the inside. This year I had 2 special helpers. Dexter decided that he was going to check out every container as I opened and emptied them. Sadie made sure not to leave my side. Heaven forbid she miss out on something. Eric, of course, was along for moral support. I guess I could give him the afternoon off, since he did climb on the roof to hang lights.

I love driving thru the neighborhoods and looking at the lights. We all do so much to make our homes sparkle for the holidays and I love being able to share my sparkle with all of you.

Happy Holidays and a joyous New Year.