Its Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Its December 1st!! Ahhhhhh! Only 25 days 'til Christmas!  But don't get me wrong, I don't want to rush through this month because we all know that its not just Christmas day that brings warm fuzzies to your heart; its the whole month of December!  The holiday parties, cool snuggle weather, Christmas music and movies, and more make you fall in love with this season, don't they?!  Last night, I cozied up on the couch with loved ones and watched the Rockafeller Plaza Christmas tree lighting, as I do every year and hence it finally feels like the Christmas spirit is in the air! hehe  Therefore, I'm putting together a list of my favorite things about Christmas time!  Here it goes!!

#1. Starbucks Holiday Cups!!!

Not only do their arrival signify that the holidays are upon us but also, I just noticed today that they have cute little messages at the tops!  All this time I've been drinking my skinny peppermint mochas without noticing!  This is a pic of my drink from this morning! "When we're together, snowmen come to life." Awwwww!

#2. Christmas Lights!!

Whether on the christmas tree, wrapped around the railing, or strung on the house like a diamond necklace all sparkly, the twinkle lights that line our streets during this time of year make every night a beautiful one. 

#3. The Rockettes! 

Ever since I was little, my absolute favorite part of the Macy's Day Parade and the Rockafeller Plaza tree lighting has been the Radio City Rockets.  Everything from their sparkly costumes to their perfectly synchronized kick line makes me all giddy!  Someday I muussttt see one of their shows in New York! 

#4 Winter wear! 

I wish I could wear sweaters, scarves, boots, and pretty coats all year but I'm so happy to be able to at least for the next month or so since its the only little glance at winter we get all year in So Cal haha 

#5 Family Tradition :) 

My beautiful mommy started my favorite of all our family traditions.  Every year on Thanksgiving, my brother, sister, mom and I have exchanged a new ornament for the tree.  This started in ancient times when my siblings were little kiddos (sorry Sis and John but you're old farts now, hehe).  My mama thought it would be special to give each of us an ornament every year so that when we got older and moved out, we would each have an ornament for every year to hang on our very own tree. I have 19 ornaments already! yay! haha This is the ornament she gave me this year! 

#6 Christmas Cards! 

I loooove getting Christmas cards in the mail.  We've sent out quite a few good ones too.  Usually its really embarrassing for me. haha After age 5, the humiliation began.  Those of you who have been receiving our holiday cards for the last 19 years can attest to this.  At five years old, the card was adorable!  Me in an angel outfit asleep surrounded by white twinkle lights and the card read some beautiful bible verse about the day of Jesus's birth.  Age 6.... me again, with my two front teeth missing- wearing a head to toe flannel nightgown and big red bow on my head.  The card said "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth..."  Thanks again for that mom. haha Oh and then there was the year that I was going through my awkward chubby phase.. I had horrible highlights in my hair that, at 11-years-old, sounded like a great idea to do myself in my bathroom.  Safe to say I looked like a zebra.  Oh and I was stretched across our baby grand piano. Dear God I'm so glad we don't do these cards anymore. hahaha 

#7 Presents! 

Now, although I do love presents.. a lot, my new favorite part of Christmas presents is actually watching my little niece and nephew open theirs.  Well, and mine too because they don't get enough opening their 500 presents.  They need to open the few that us big people get too haha But I don't mind :)  

#8 White Christmas 

Among "Four Christmases", "Elf", and "Love Actually", "White Christmas" is definitely my favorite of all my most beloved Christmas movies.  If you haven't seen it, go rent it!  Oh and call me so I can watch it with you :)  

#9. Mistletoe <3 

Ok this is the first year in a whiiile that I haven't had a manfriend to kiss under the mistletoe but for those of you who do have a manfriend or a ladyfriend, you should kiss them every chance you get regardless but make sure you kiss under the mistletoe at least once over the holidays. It just makes your heart feel warm and cozy. :) 

#10 Ryan Gosling wrapped in Christmas lights 

Yum. nuff said. 

Don't any of you dare ask to see the Christmas cards I mentioned cuz it is not gonna happen haha Hope you all have the best holidays and that I get to share it with some of you!  

Infinite X's and O's, 

Dee