The most magical place that feels like Christmas all year round? 10/10 a Christmas tree farm.

I visited this perfect, cute little red barn tree farm/vineyard in Linville Falls, North Carolina last summer and was so disappointed about not posting these photos last Christmas season, I had to post them now that it's already that time again!

If you're looking for a perfectly picture-esque place to visit for holiday photos or even just to feel a little bit of holiday spirit any time of year, this is the spot.


It's crazy to think that another year has already gone by. While the year has been so long and filled with many ups and downs, it still feels as if I blinked and now it's over. Where does the time go?

With everything being different this year from moving, family, and so on, and while Christmas is over now, the feelings still linger, especially when it comes to feelings of hurt, loneliness, and sorrow.

So I just wanted to say, be sensitive to people this season.

It was the first Christmas that my family was split and not a whole anymore - we have been apart in person before, but this time it was a matter of separation in the heart.

It's the first Christmas a girl I knew has no mom to even call and say Merry Christmas to.

It's the first Christmas that a friend has to wonder if her mom will live past treatment.

It's the first Christmas that a family spends in the hospital still recovering from injuries due to a serious accident.

It's the first Christmas that another friend has to balance work, family, and time with her baby.

It's the first Christmas that a family suffers the heartache of their parents' marriage or a family member's health failing.

It's a day that some spend alone and others with people it hurts to even be around.

So be sensitive to people this season.

You never know what others may be going through, and a Christmas of firsts can often feel like the worst.




While the season continues to the new year, make sure to just be kind to others and sympathetic to what they may be going through. It's not always easy, but we all have it in us to be kind to one another.