{much love monday} dec. 17, 2012.

i like to use monday as a way to reflect on the previous week, to start anew, and to send a little love into the world.  won't you join me?    

today i am grateful for:

my heart has been very heavy since i heard the news out of connecticut, from the town next to c's hometown, and i am still quite at a loss.  it felt so good to have my sister and her husband here this weekend; being able to hug her when i got home from work that night made things just a little bit better.  we were able to have a lovely time together before what will likely be a rough final week before christmas at work (always too many projects due before the end of the year!).

pictures worth a thousand words:

{i stole this from abbey of aesthetic outburst originally via.  seems to fit my current feelings}

{a holiday kiss for you!}

 {my tuesday at 10 p.m. add = thrown-together holiday card display}

 {finished up one of my knitting projects!}

{our budding nutcracker collection has found a home on the bar}

this week's blog love:

• the diy gift wrapping kit created by creature comforts would be high on my wish list - so practical and cute!
• adore these words to live by via hip hip gin gin.
• all eyes on cassandra of coco + kelley's feature on entertaining in a small space. 
• elements of style shares a delicious-sounding holiday cocktail.
• camille styles' the iconic hostess: buddy the elf is just adorable. 

here's to another grateful and love-filled week.  

xo. di.    

*images belong to Diane Crary unless otherwise noted