This year we hosted my husband’s Christmas party..in the woods!  Some of our dearest friends have the perfect spot on their property…complete with a little structure, fire pit, and outhouse..yes I just said “outhouse” on my blog..oh my! Seriously, we were so thankful to get to use this spot..it is truly a neat place and a lot of heart and soul have gone in to making it a special spot to gather.  My husband’s staff work very hard and have stressful jobs so this was the perfect getaway..they started before dark with skeet shooting and then we had a cookout and gift exchange around the fire.  I had so much fun decorating with pine, cedar, holly, moss, burlap (of course), galvanized containers and….antlers!

The pictures don’t really do it justice if I say so myself. I am still learning my new camera (canon rebel, some have asked)…

One of my favorite things about this place..the antique potbelly stove. A lot of people have been warmed by this old stove!

Notice the neat benches, our friend actually made these!  That’s my handsome husband working on the fire!

And the “candle”-lier looked so pretty with the moss and berries..I was nervous about it all catching fire but it did fine…I love it when candle wax starts dripping!

And what you cant see are all of the wonderful log benches around the fire outside (you saw a glimpse above) and the huge Christmas tree with lights..my husband cut it the day before from a tree top and dragged it down there and planted it so we could have a tree, complete with lights and some burlap garland(my humble addition) and even a star!  He also made the chili and stew!  What a great boss huh?!  Here is a peek of the benches around the fire, you can see a bit of the tree in the right edge of the photo below as well.

One more shot of the serving table on the porch..no electricity..just a gas burner and few lanterns, candles and fire!

Thanks for letting me share!