Welcoming December

November was a month full of travel - leaving home for work once and fun twice.December is home-bound all the way.We got back from our Thanksgiving trip to Joshua Tree yesterday afternoon - driving home in the rain that visited SoCal (gosh, we need it). We spent the later afternoon reading (me) and napping (H & Carter Cash). It was a very active, fun, adventurous weekend. I plan on writing more about it this week.This morning I welcomed in December with a quick trip to Starbucks to write out all of the swirling ToDos in my head. Getting things down on paper is not only a relief, but also gives me a solid way to keep track of the next thing I want to / need to work on.The season of red cups, Christmas music and gift-list making is upon us. We have family visiting in T-2.5 weeks and we're hosting everyone for Christmas, officially, for the first time this year.After work I am going to pack up the Thanksgiving decorations and pull out the Christmas ones. The weather plus end of daylight savings time has made the evenings dark and long. I think it's 6pm when it's only 4pm. I think it's time for bed around 7pm. We're asleep most night by 9:30pm, and sleep 8hrs straight. We wake before the sunrise, moving through the dark apartment by 5:30am.But it's part of the season, part of the change, part of the flow. I can't believe we're in the last month of 2014, I'm holding on to every last bit of it as the days go by.The photo above is for day 1 of December Reflections, hosted by Susannah Conway. I don't plan on sharing the photos here in that exact capacity, but feel free to follow / join over on Instagram.And lastly, a happy 50th birthday to my awesome MIL who embodies the spirit of the (Sagittarius) with her enthusiasm for life. xo