Merry Christmas!

Since 2 days we are home at my parents house. It is a very magical time and I am extremely happy to be home with my family. There is no greater feeling than being home with your loved ones. I hope you all have that and you enjoy the holidays as much as possible.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas decorations

I believe one of the best things about Christmas are also the decorations. They help us create the hole scenery that gets us in the festive mood. Every year I am amazed with the beautiful things you can find around the city. This weekend, we spent a very nice day in Luzern and we finished the day in Einsiedeln where besides the beautiful monastery, we also got to experience another Christmas market, so popular this time of year.

Our dining table decoration

Christmas Cookies that you can buy at every market. 

Should I even say how delicious and addictive they are?!

Window display in a decoration store in Luzern

Aren't they just precious? I so want them in my tree...

 The Einsiedeln Kloster, a very beautiful place worth a visit during this time of the year

A Christmas to remember

This was my first Christmas away from home. Until now every Christmas I would drive home to my parents house and spend a proper traditional Romanian Christmas with the family. This year was time to start creating our own traditions, at our new home in Switzerland. And we managed to create the perfect setting for the perfect Christmas with friends. We cooked, we ate and drunk good wine, we laughed and enjoyed the company of great people, we gave and received presents and we managed to relax watching Christmas movies. Thank you Emilia & Robert, Cristiana & Ioan, my hubby - Traian for this very special holiday. Looking forward to many more together.

Christmas Eve

Santa's Elves 

Full House 

Christmas table

And the Bird, that was so delicious 

The boys enjoying the food and the wine :)

Around the table - Cristiana and Ioan

Desert - Chocolate cake, my Moms recipe.

Me and our youngest guest, Bianca

Have a look also at the presents I gave and received this Xmas. I love all of them!

I got: 1. The Carrie Necklace 2. Pandora Charm Bracelet 3. A very pink fluffy robe 4. A very stylish hair brush with a matching purse mirror and a Twilight necklace for the fan that I am 5. A cheese fondue set for all the dinner parties I am going to host 6.  A shoe calendar for 2012 so that every day I have a new inspiration.  

I gave: 1. The Steve Jobs Biography for a passionate reader 2. The Xbox 360 Kinect for a playful husband 3. Mac Cosmetics for a beautiful friend 4. A knitting set for a very creative friend 5. Logitech Speakers for a former DJ 

[Pictures taken by Emilia, my photographer friend  and by Traian, my hubby]

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays my dear readers! I wish you all a nice time with your dear ones and a lot of presents from  Santa. Let's spread the joy of this holiday!