I love Christmas parties and the Christmas spirit! I've got two down and a few more to go. Every year I await the feeling of Christmas to enter me with happy anticipation. I usually kick start it with a trip to the mall and big grocery stores. Normally I don't look to malls for inspiration but I do find, compared to some other cities I've been to, that Montreal lacks in outdoor Christmas decor and the best place to find it is inside malls and big chain grocery stores.

Here's a picture of our first Christmas tree! A beautiful balsam fir; it smells so good! We always found a reason not to get a tree but this year I decided I couldn't live without one.