Catalog Love

I am obsessed with the Crate & Barrel Christmas Catalog.  Every night, while Herbie reads books to Moo, I flip through it’s glorious red and white and silver pages, knowing, KNOWING, that life would be absolutely perfect if only we owned every single thing in this catalog.

Like this:

How can I survive the holidays without cute red birdie plates and placemats?  I CANNOT.

And this!

Does that make you happy like it makes me happy?  And longing for December?  Never mind that we don’t have a fireplace or mantel to put this on… I could put it on…the kitchen counter!  Sure!  That would distract quite nicely from all the dirty dishes.

HOW DO I MAKE MY HOUSE LOOK LIKE THAT?  Obviously, I’ll need wallpaper.  Or can I use paint?  And then I have the fireplace problem again.  Can you tell that I really love red-and-white for Christmas?  Ahhh, Christmas.  I can’t wait.  I know it’s all about giving and loving and all that gooey stuff, but at this moment I am embracing the GREEEEEED.  I would like to kiss this catalog.   Maybe more.  (Don’t tell Herbie.) 

 And I’m not sure, but I think it smells like peppermint.