Living life one incredible day at a time...

Living life one incredible day at a time...
DECORATE * RENOVATE * CREATE * APPRECIATE

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Greetings Friends, Family, Fellow Blogging Community!! I'm a 30-something year old music teacher and enthusiastic self-taught decorator, who loves to spend time with my tremendously talented and handsome one-of-a-kind husband, Jon, our two amazing children, Clara and Carson, and my wonderful loving family and friends!! I love all things creative and artsy, including design, music, dance, art, scrapbooking, you name it!! I decided to commence this blog in order to create a fun and creative on-line journal showcasing the exciting adventurous journey of the Botbyl family, and in order to keep in touch with and hopefully inspire other individuals, like myself who love to share a wonderful life's design consisting of love of family, friends, and creative living!! Please leave me a message/comment if you decide to visit my blog, or add yourself to my list of "followers" so that I can visit your awesome blog or Facebook!! Look extremely forward to hearing from you!! Have an incredibly amazing day!!

Friday, December 30, 2011

A Marvelously Merry Christmas 2011

 Christmas 2011 was absolutely awesome!! Here's an illustrative recap!! For Christmas Eve, Jon and I went over Jeff and Danielle Botbyl's beautiful Home (pictured below) where we celebrated and exchanged gifts.
(Their house is extremely gorgeous, and they've only been living there for two months, by the way!!) We had a terrific time!! Now, the following is a recap from Christmas morning...

Later Christmas morning, Jon and I left for Lancaster, where we had made reservations to stay at a beautiful hotel called "Eden". We desperately needed time for relaxation since during the school year, there is no such thing, and we both become exceedingly stressed out. Also, because we don't have children yet, we might as well take advantage of the great opportunity to get away, have a fancy dinner, spend some quiet time by the pool, (let our poor kitty fend for herself), and visit a couple...or more than a couple adorably unique home decor shops in Lancaster, which is extremely well-known for their Amish-made furniture and great deals.
Isn't he...or she(?)incredibly adorable?! We were extremely lucky because we ended up with a room in the greatest location - Poolside and two yards from the gym, so awesomely convenient!! I spent most of my "pool time" listening to new music on Spotify which I plan to integrate into my General Music curriculum.
We had a fantastic time and are hoping to return maybe next year??
Finally, here are a couple photos from this afternoon, during which Jon and I spent quality time with my parents who just returned from South Carolina, where they were visiting my sister Ashley and her boyfriend, Dan.
 How cute and clever is that Home Depot Gift Card?? Love it!!
Hope everyone had an incredibly tremendous fun-filled and stress-free holiday this year!! Looking extremely forward to moving on to 2012!!

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