December 23, 2015

December Daily® 2015 | Day Twenty-Two

December Daily®

Welcome to December Daily® 2015 | Day 22.

Seriously loved finally getting a chance to see the new Star Wars movie yesterday. Simon has been counting down the days and it was special on so many levels to be able to watch and experience it with him because the movies and characters have long been his favorite. I loved watching him get all the connections and references to the older movies as we both got excited at precisely the same moments - hard to beat that. And really, as a kid who grew up playing with Star Wars toys and watching and loving the original movies this was just awesome to experience. I loved it and I honestly can't wait to see it again.

This is probably it for me for posting before Christmas. I'll share the remainder of my stories after the holiday weekend and include video that shows the last few days as well. I hope you have a wonderful holiday and thank you again for joining me on this journey in 2015.

Here's a look at Day 22:

For the full page 6x8 I printed out the receipt that was emailed to me after purchasing my tickets online. This in and of itself tells a story of the way I buy movie tickets these days - rarely do I have a paper ticket any longer as most of the time I buy them online and then have them sent to my phone to be able to pull up to enter the movie.

When printing it from my email I just adjusted the size to about 75% and it ended up being just the right size for my 6x8 pocket.

The page opposite is right around 5x7. The reason I went with that size is because I know my story for Day 23 is going to be about visiting Santa and I'll have a 5x7 photo from that experience. Stamps are those same Educational Insights Stamps I used on vellum earlier in the month on Day 4. I love the repetition of bringing something back I had used earlier in the album.

SUPPLIES

December Daily® 2015 Main Kit
Educational Insights See & Stamp stamps
Inks: Grey Memento Luxe and Color Theory Well Red
AE Precision Pen
Epson R2000
Crop A Dile (for hole punching)

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Comments

18 comments

jscrapper4ever

Dec 23, 2015 11:33pm

Ali,I hope you are feeling better!I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2016!!

Lize

Dec 24, 2015 1:21am

Ah, yes, more or less how I feel about seeing your December Daily pages! Don't want it to end. I'm documenting through to end of Dec as we still have a getaway planned, and will put it all together later. Have a blessed Christmas Ali!

virginiegoujon

Dec 24, 2015 2:41am

Can't wait to see it.
Have a Merry Christmas Ali!

lime

Dec 24, 2015 3:46am

I have loved watching and reading throughout December, getting inspired to put my own album and stories together (after Christmas). Wish you and yours a lovely holiday! Merry Christmas.

Bellaa75

Dec 24, 2015 5:44am

Star Wars was awesome wasn't it! Merry Christmas Ali. Hope you have a wonderful few days with your family and enjoy the break. Thanks again for all that do and give to us, so thankful to be part of your community. :) x

kelseyespecially

Dec 24, 2015 7:53am

We have a theater here with assigned seating too – it's got the comfiest reclining chairs and "table" service from the concessions. SO AWESOME! We tried taking the kids there last weekend to see the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie buuuuut it wasn't playing there. WOMP.

SO COOL you and Simon were able to do this together!!

hgauvin

Dec 24, 2015 8:07am

Participating in the DD "frenzy" this year has been a blast! I've enjoyed seeing everyone's pages and viewing your videos. Thank you, Ali, for the DD class and everything that went along with it. Wishing you and your family and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Northrigg

Dec 24, 2015 8:14am

Thank you All. I have enjoyed visiting your blog each day. Wishing you and your family a happy christmas and a peaceful and healthy 2016.

kislanykim

Dec 24, 2015 8:33am

Merry Christmas Ali. Glad you are feeling enough better to have taken Simon to the movie and to have enjoyed it so much!

mtercha

Dec 24, 2015 8:47am

The kids gave me a play by play of the movie, so fun seeing their excited faces as they ran into my bedroom to tell me all about it. Even my 16 year olds. Amazing the feelings this movie franchise evokes. Anyway, I love that big letter stamped pages. That's something I need to remember too.

Merry Christmas, Ali.

Michelle t

crazystampwoman

Dec 24, 2015 9:18am

Star Wars has been and continues to be a big deal in our house, as we are all invested in it. As a family, we've seen it twice; my autistic son really seems to enjoy it and connect with it. I am seeing it again on Sunday with girlfriends, to celebrate a strong female character taking the reins for new adventures.

jstock17

Dec 24, 2015 9:43am

I'll look forward to seeing the rest of your amazing album at a later date. Thank you for your continued inspiration! Merry Christmas, Ali, to you and your family!

larkindesign

Dec 24, 2015 10:18am

Ali, I hope you have a very magical Christmas. Thank you for a wonderful year and a wonderful tradition of documenting this month! I am so proud and happy to have been able to participate in blogging this adventure. Much love to you and yours!
~Theresa

singergab

Dec 24, 2015 12:16pm

Ali, you have been a blessing to me in my life (even though we have never met). Thank you for all of your words of encouragement, empowerment, and also vulnerability. Have a wonderful Christmas and a very blessed new year. Cant wait for One Little Word 2016.

P.S. thanks for sharing your kids and aaron with us too!!!

Radish38

Dec 24, 2015 3:16pm

Thanks for making the last few months so fun. Blessings to you and yours.

kelsterjean

Dec 26, 2015 9:10am

I love your point about including the ticket stub. Rarely do we get paper ticket stubs anymore. Love the large title journaling on the opposite side. Hope you had a merry Christmas!

WmsMIrus

Feb 14, 2019 7:25am

Hi Ali. I enjoyed watch your December Daily projects from 2015 to 2018 in YouTube videos. I noticed there is a missing video for Day 22. :(

Let me know if you don’t have it, this blog will do.

AliEdwards

Feb 14, 2019 11:32am

Hi - it's only in the last couple of years that I started doing daily videos along with my posts.

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