My sister’s better at decorating for Christmas than I am (and I’m totally okay with that), and this year, her house was dressed from top to bottom.

I tease her about the lengths she goes, but I love it. Her decorations this year were fabulous and classic and heavy on the red (love) – the Santas she picked up in Italy, the cute gingerbread dolls my mom used to have, the vintage gold and glass ornaments from my grandmother, my nephew’s train set circling the extremely fluffy tree, the bunches of poinsettias everywhere, the handmade decorations from the kids, the fun wrapping paper – she goes all out and everyone really appreciates it. Every part of the house had something festive and colorful, and was a gorgeous backdrop to a lovely Christmas.

Of course, there was tons of family time, too, and that’s what’s really important. But it’s also really nice to see some of these decorations that I grew up with again. I love how she manages to incorporate it all together, both new and old.

It was also really nice to stuff our faces during the multi-course Christmas dinner my sister does every year. Pretty decorations, family, and stuffing our faces – that’s our tradition in a nutshell.

But seriously, everything finally put me in the Christmas spirit, and it felt good to enjoy the day (and snap hundreds of photos. I’m not kidding, I filled up an entire SD card, and that takes some skill, people. Do you realize how big those cards are? And how hard it was not to make a palette out of every single photo?).

I’m slowly making my way through my blog reader, but in the mean time, how did your holiday go?