"Chestnuts roasting..."

on an open fire...jack frost nippin' at your nose". Okay, wait. Time out. Not quite time for Christmas carols but time for a toasty fire in the home on this coldy, rainy night. That's right...our first fire with NO STARTER STICKS! I am so proud of the hubby for making his first real fire!

Isn't he cute?

"Oh, be what I want you to be, jealous, oh jealous"-SATC movie

I'm stoking or I stoked the fire (yeah, whatever that means. I just go with the flow with what my hubby tells me.) But isn't she a beaut? I "stoked" the fire and made these amazing flames! My dad would be so proud:-)

We are excited about our fire! Big flames, no starter sticks, new grate, and best of all, heat! It heats up the whole room--which it never did last year. Oh how I can't wait to actually enjoy true fires this winter. There is just something about a real fireplace. Is it the cracks and pops, the small sizzle sound, or the smell? My vote is all of them!

HAPPY FIRE MAKING!