aglow.

last year I was able to hold off until the very last day of November, but this year my self-control wasn't so great-- & so my Christmas tree is now assembled, decorated & glowing prettily in the corner of the living room. :)



I blame my early silly-seasonal headrush purely on a Saturday morning spent shopping in town, where I was thrust into a sparkly tinsel-laced world filled with shiny baubles & Christmas carols. it's pretty hard not to feel festive when wandering around Ballantynes' Christmas room, or when The Warehouse and Farmers have a veritable plethora of gorgeous decorations around every corner-- and so, I succumbed. in my defence though, I didn't buy any new decorations this year...mainly because I already have more than enough to bedeck a small PLANET, let alone a six-foot artificial tree perched safely on a coffee table in order avoid the unwanted attention of a poky little puppy who just might happen to be named Ruby Delilah.



there is something infinitely glorious about sitting in a room lit only with the glow of fairy lights-- it's pretty much perfection in my world.



...which is totally my excuse for falling asleep on the sofa last night under the spell of the glow of the tree & not waking back up until 3.45am, at which point I had to stumble back into my PROPER bed. um, whoops.