Seeing Red

Thought I would give you all a glimpse at my Christmas decor for 2009. The little bit that I've actually got done. In case you didn't notice the ornaments are in a tray, not on the tree (the rest are in the attic). And the tablescape in the diningroom still has my other tablecloth on it (the Christmas one is still in the attic with the ornaments). Our schedule and the weather has put a major snag in our decorating plans. A few years ago this would have taken me over the edge and I would have been freaking out about the fact that we are only two weeks away from Christmas and I still have gifts to buy, cards to send out, and trees to decorate. I've come a long way baby. A sure sign of that was choosing red (red is my least favorite color, but for some reason it was calling my name this year) as the dominate color for my decorating scheme. I tend to go for the non traditional greens (lime), white, and yes even pale and aqua blue. As a matter of fact next year I'm leaning toward purple, pink and lime green. Yes, I tend to plan a year in advance. That way I can look for after Christmas sales and pick up the specific ornaments/decorations I will need next year (remember I'm the same girl that gets excited about Black Friday). My girls will probably love it (my husband and son not soo much). So dish....what colors do you use for Christmas?