It has officially almost been a year since I started this blog. It is always a work in progress. I wasn’t completely thrilled with the blog name, so after much deliberation I decided on several different alternative titles. I decided to try this one out. So from now on this blog will be “Seasoned with Style.” This title seemed to make more sense to me.


Hopefully by now everyone has their Christmas gifts bought. I finally finished my Christmas shopping today. I tried to do a lot of local buying this year. I attempted to buy as much as I could from local stores and from Etsy. Some chain stores and internet buying was inevitable. Some other stores I looked into for my gift buying were k. hall designs, the Foundrie, and other stores that I can’t give their names until after Christmas (might give away what the gift is or who it’s for). I also made a few gifts this year.

I’m looking forward to going home to Kennett this week so see the family.  I have spent Christmas in Kennett every single year of my life and I can't imagine being anywhere else.  I look forward to my family's Christmas traditions of:  going to Wal-Mart right before they close on Christmas Eve to watch the last minute shoppers, looking at Christmas lights around town, and of course the annual viewing of "Christmas in Kennett."  Through the years I have memories of the Hallelujah Chorus at the end of the Christmas Choir Concert, the high school Christmas Ball, and changing the words to Christmas songs ("we need a little Christmas house shoe" Haley).  I am thankful each year when I'm blessed enough to spend Christmas at home in Kennett. 

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in January!