Christmas this year was so excellent! So unexpectedly so, too. I was definitely not feeling the Christmas Spirit and was dreading shopping and dealing with people and wrapping presents and then rushing from house to house. Overall a serious Grinch. But then Friday came, and Will and I went to Burlington (our old stomping grounds! I MISS IT!!!!!) and we shopped and explored and talked and had coffee and bagels and it was so perfect. It even started snowing these big fat flakes that when they landed on us, didn't melt right away so we were able to see every little intricate detail of each flake. And the music that was playing was actually really nice. Plus we were super happy to find that a lot of the large chain stores that have been on Church Street were replaced by little Vermont stores and people were all choosing to shop in them as opposed to Banana Republic and the like. Very heartwarming! I love Vermont. It was all just so lovely...the wrapping late Christmas Eve night whilst drinking beers and listening to Langhorne with Will. The multiple Christmaseseseses between his family and my own were so wonderful, too.
The day after Christmas, Will and I took my parent's new pup out hiking in their field. We had talked about having the wedding out there but ultimately decided to have it in the field surrounding the orchard where we'll be having the reception. But then while we were out walking, we found the most perfect little spot in my parent's field and decided right then to get married there, instead. It needs some work but it's nestled in this little valley-type area of the field, and there's a pretty view to one direction and rolling hillside everywhere else. The tree area where we'll have our ceremony will have to be cleaned up a bit and we have to do a bit more planning on how to get people out there, but we're both really excited about that spot.
The photos I took really don't make it look like anything special, but here they are just the same:
ceremony area
where everyone will sit
what surrounds the little spot
So that's that. It's all starting to feel so real!
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