I am like a total kid; I LOVE Christmas! I love all the festive lights and food and music and sweaters...wait, that might be going too far :) Appropriately, here are my favorite Christmasy things:
5. Christmas Lights! Check out this house! Could you imagine being their neighbor??
4. Cake Balls. If you do not know what these are, please refer to the Pioneer Woman's handy-dandy instructions here or her Halloween themed ones here. Deliciousness. Make these today!
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3. Holiday Music. I definitely turned on the Christmas music on the day after Thanksgiving. I only bought like 4 new albums this year...my favorites are still the oldies, like "Blue Christmas" by Elvis, "White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Don't they just make you feel jolly??
2. White Christmas. Yes, I mean the movie, but I also love a snow-covered Christmas Day! I mean, if it is going to be cold, can't we have pretty snow to enjoy too? Anyway, I love the "Sisters" song in White Christmas and how long the inseam is on the pants that Bing Crosby wears.
1. My number 1 favorite thing about Christmas is Christmas Morning. Yea, you could say that is cheating because my favorite thing about Christmas is Christmas, but I specifically mean the morning. I always try to sleep in, but I'm WAY too excited, even if I know what I am getting for Christmas. I get excited to give my brother and mom their gifts and enjoy our traditions. Even now that we are 21 and 24, my brother and I have an inability to sleep in on Christmas. Sleeping in would be like 8:30...we used to get up at like 6:00, my mom loved it (not). I am so excited for Saturday!
I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!
Don't you have those random things that you happen upon that make you smile? Here are a few of mine:
1. A Favorite Book. I love seeing someone else, even a stranger, read a book that I love, especially little kids reading Harry Potter. I get so excited for them to discover the world that I love so much.
2. Bubble Wrap. Come on, who doesn't like bubble wrap?? I even have the iPhone app downloaded! When I was out shopping this past weekend, I happened upon a random piece of bubble wrap. I stomped on it. It was great!
3. Old photos. I don't mean old photos of your grandparents, I mean old photos of you and your friends doing ridiculous things. Don't you have an old photo that just makes you laugh when you stumble upon it? It's like you are suddenly in that moment all over again.
4. Freshly Laundered Sheets. You know how soft, yet crisp fresh sheets are? I wish I could sleep on fresh sheets every night...maybe one day when I am a successful businesswoman and have a live in maid...but for now, I have to settle for doing it myself, so obviously they don't get changed everyday. I like freshly cleaned sheets more than most people. Yep, I just said that.
5. Mail and E-mails from actual people that I know. Sure, I love a sale or new Coach styles as much as the next girl (if not a little more!), but don't you love it when you check your email and there is something from someone listed in your contacts; it's akin to handwritten letters of yesteryear...and no, forwarded chain emails do not count. They give you that false sense of excitement and then are usually a letdown. But real emails rock...so do E-cards. The only form of communication that is better is getting a real letter (thanks Di), postcard (thanks Di), or a card!
Just some of my favorites...what are some of your faves?
You know you love me...
XOXO
