Christmas music on the radio
Hot chocolate
Fuzzy red green and white socks
Christmas trees in our apartment
The beautiful Christmas tree waiting at home
Pretty twinkling lights
Hard Tack
Relient K version of Handel's Messiah as my ringtone
Candy canes
It's A Wonderful Life
Cut-out snowflakes
Cuddling in the living room, warm 106.9 in the background, watching the lights on the tree
The Carpenters Christmas
Cheesy abc family and hallmark Christmas movies
ELF
Prep and Landing
Gingerbread houses
Trips to Grandma's house
Christmas shopping
Snowboarding
Ornaments
Jingle Bells
Stockings hanging over the fireplace
Josh Groban
Mom's millions of Christmas goodies
Snow
Presents
Giving to others
Long walks bundled up in the snow with my boo (that I don't have...yet?) ;-)
The Coats
Caroling
Letters to Santa
Naughty and nice lists
Neighborhood parties
Snow angels
Decorated trees on campus and in the wilk
Nativity scenes
Christmas firesides and activities
Christmas stories
Pea coats and gloves and scarves
Remembering the birth of the Savior
Finally, 'tis the Season!!! Christmas time is magical. There is no other way to explain the spirit of the holiday. All of the things above invoke thoughts and feelings of warmth, safety, comfort, and pure happiness! This is my favorite time of year. Admittedly, the next 2 weeks are pretty dang rough as we work on wrapping up the semester, taking finals and all that jazz, but then after that, I get to go HOME! I love home. Especially at Christmas. My mom decks our house out so hard core it feels like you're at the north pole. Nutcrackers, nativity scenes, snowmen, angels, holly, wreaths, lights lights and more lights, santa clauses, noel signs, red and green candies in cute little dishes all over the house, snow globes, the works. And she does it all so tastefully. Seriously, its a skill of hers. There is no better place to be than my house at Christmas time. Ohhh I just think of the puzzles that we'll do! The food that we'll eat! The games that we'll play! The movies that we'll watch! The presents that we'll wrap! The relaxation that we'll have! The abundance of great family togetherness! I think its safe to say, I CAN'T WAIT. Is it December 17th yet?
Merry Christmas!
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