Christmas Thrifting

"It is not last season, it is archival. It is not secondhand, it is sustainable. It is not outfit repeating, it is style consistency." —Janna Cachola

I dropped my husband off at work and instead of going straight home, I stopped by the Goodwill by his job.  I was hoping to find a Christmas Village item, and there were some, but they looked ugly to me, so I just kept looking around.  I aaw this baker Santa Claus, and I decided to research it.  It seems to be a vintage Kurt Adler fabric maché piece, that sells on eBay for $100!  I got it for $5.

I kept looking around and found the Rudolph booties with reindeer pompons on the backs, still with tag, for $1.99.

The book I picked up is called, "The Frozen Pond" by Ariel Lawhon.  It has no creases in the spine and the cover was taught, so I assume it has never been read by whomever donated it.  I also got that for 99¢.

Belated Christmas

“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. ” ― Mary Ellen Chase

My niece Anna, her fiance DeAndre, and my great niece Lailah came up to Orange County for a cheerleading event.  You know Uncle Trevor couldn't leave out our nieces (or Dre) for the holidays.  When I was at work, he went Christmas shopping. 

When I got home, I had to wrap presents.  I have an amazing husband.  He's so very thoughtful.  It's like Christmas all year round, sometimes.

We went to Lailah's cheer performance at Edison High School in Huntington Beach (that's not her school).  And then we met up with them for some Hawaiian BBQ at Maui Barbecue in Westminster.  Anna was the one who suggested it, because we had Maui BBQ the last time she came up and she loves it.

Anna and Uncle Trevor (and Dre)

Lailah and Uncle Trevor

Anna and Aunt Jeri

Me and Dre

Trevor and Dre

Me and Anna

Me and Lailah

Lailah and Aunt Jeri

Lailah LOVED her present

Anna and Dre got a gift too