i wouldn't call it the joy of our lives, but... well, maybe i would.

big announcement: WE GOT A COUCH.

for the first three weeks of living here we were sitting on the floor, our formal dining room chairs or our bed. those were our only choices. to say baby got back... pain... would be an understatement.

so, after the exciting news of b's job, we decided we could swing for a {cheap} couch.

enter: ikea. as seen above: our classy couch came in a bunch of boxes.

the end result:

bundahdahdahhhhh! she's a beaut, right?

it's one of the fancier models, and bonus: we can upgrade it someday!

oooh, ahhhh.

we'll have to wait until we move though. because, you know, a full-sized couch would actually take up our whole living room.

love may not cost a thing, but happiness is on sale at ikea.

christmas at our house.

welcome to our house! it's holiday decor overload time.

this post was alternately titled, "a christmas decoration hoarder comes clean".

doesn't that wreath totally look kate spade-ish? target. of course.

there it is! freshly cut down and now decorated.

christmas nativity via dayspring. which i heard about from local fav the mom creative. my friend sandra has the same thing, and filled hers with color-changing lights.

stockings! handmade from zaney jane's. it looks like she is sold out for this season, but i really would recommend her. they're super high-quality and look just as good this year as they did last.

and a close-up of the tree. i could have included photos of about a dozen different ornaments that are special to me, but i think this one sums it up. i don't think i've ever told the story on here, but b and i went to the same college, ohio university. {an amazing j school, the best bar scene (for when you turn 21), our football team went to the mac championship this year... i could go on and on about ou.} anyway, we went to the same school, took some of the same classes, knew some of the same people, etc. but never met each other. so, it's only fitting that we have a place on our tree to celebrate the school we both love that eventually brought us together. 

oh christmas, it makes me emotional, clearly.

happy wednesday, friends!