Exhibit A: pretty christmas tree. it's a new tree, and ridiculously tall! i couldn't get it all in the frame.

Exhibit B: christmas stockings hung up on the fireplace. my brother and i have had these stockings since we were kids. the snowman one is my brothers and the princess was is mine. i was a spoiled brat. who am i kidding...i still am. my brother has had his since he was born, so it's 25 years old. i got my "princess" stocking as an upgrade in 1989. so not quite 20 years old, but i've had it a long time.

Exhibit C: even the little sodas my mom bought for me are christmas-y! they look like little round ornaments ready to be hung up on the tree.