my shutters have really come in handy lately...

drink and craft.  craft and drink.  it's what we do in the burbs :)  i am exaggerating (a little)...but we do love getting together for projects like the advent calendar you see below.  cute right?  10 friends, 250 boxes, and lots of little trinkets to fill those boxes.  it was fun...and what's even better is that the kids love counting down the days till christmas by opening a box every morning.  silly putty, peppermint chapstick, pez, and so much more...well, enough to fill 25 boxes.  kinda scary being reminded EVERY morning how close christmas really is and how much i have left to do!!!!!!!!