Christmas Decor 2018

For Christmas 2018, I wanted to add a little bit more glam to my living room.

In 2016, I created my glam Christmas tree and in 2017 I went in to have my knee replacement done and learned I had uterine cancer. I had a complicated surgery because they couldn't get my uterus out. My uterus was twice as large as normal and up very high so they had to do an abdominal surgery. It was a 5.5 hour surgery and a long recovery. Luckily, it was Stage 1 and they got it all but it took time to recover. I didn't feel well in 2017 so I didn't do a lot of decorating but feeling much better in 2018. I am hoping to have one of my knees replaced in the fall and will probably need to have hand surgery done soon for nerve damage in my hands as a result of the abdominal surgery.

Anyway, I wanted to go all out for 2018. I would describe my style as "old world traditional". I like very beautiful and glamorous decor.

I use fresh garland at Christmas.  I get it Costco. Their garland smells wonderful and is gorgeous! This past year it was a bit dry however which has never happened before. The first thing I created was the decor for my t.v. stand. I added a base of fresh garland, two new sequin Christmas trees from Michael's at 40% off along with some gold sprays for sparkle. I used my old world gold nativity set that I bought from Horchow a few years ago. I had been looking for one for years and when I saw this one, I knew it was the one I wanted! It sold out in three days. I have never seen any set like it.

The rest of my living room decor I have had for years and still love it so I used that.

A sweet picture of Matt when he was six weeks old at Christmas! Oh, how they grow so fast! He turned 27 in November!

 So pretty with the candle!

 A view of my kitchen and sign.

Matt's Twas the Night Before Christmas musical house sits on my hand painted chest in the foyer. He sits in his Lazy Boy chair and loves to watch it! It narrates the story and the windows light up. I bought this in 1996 and he still loves it today!

A picture of my living and dining room. My how things have changed since I bought this townhome five years ago!

 And my pretty little tree!

 My nativity set.

 More living room pics!

And my glam t.v. stand. I just love it! Funny story...I post on Instagram @dreammom90 mostly with pics of my decor (the blog was mostly Matt, Instagram is mostly decor). I was excited to post my Christmas pics, especially my glam mantel. My top 9 most liked photos came out for 2018 and none were of Christmas or my mantel! Not 🤳, not 🤳🤳, not 🤳🤳🤳 but 🤳🤳🤳🤳of my top 9 most liked posts were selfies of me! First I laughed, then I cried...I am either a terrible decorator or need to get better content! 😂 First world problems! Anyway, I felt truly blessed to celebrate another year.  It was tough. Scott fell in February on my drive last year on black ice and severed his quadricep tendon which required immediate surgery. It was tough taking care of Matt and helping him.  Then he had his hip replaced in August. Matt had some severe respiratory issues several times this year where he was on 10 liters of oxygen for weeks. But everyone recovered and made it through.  Then in November, I thought I had colon cancer and was truly depressed. I prayed and prayed and prayed again for God's mercy. I need to care for Matt. He needs his mother. I prayed and asked God to show me and direct my path. I am trying to do everything I can and to think the cancer was back was overwhelming.  In December, I had the most amazing surprise.  Not only did the bleeding stop but a secret santa gifted me with a wonderful gift that more than covered my new dishwasher and then some. Totally unexpected and wonderful! I felt enormously blessed. I am hopeful 2019 goes well. After having cancer, I know that every day is truly a gift! Hope everyone has a happy new year!