I am most certainly one of those, Christmas-doesn't-start-til-after-Thanksgiving people. You just can't mix holidays. Thanksgiving is important too! I meant to write something about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's proclamations regarding Thanksgiving...very special, profound, and refreshing. Maybe I still will...but right now I am so hyped up on CHRISTMAS that I can't even think about Thanksgiving anymore.
Christmas, guys. CHRISTMAS! I LOVE CHRISTMAS! A few of my favorite family Christmas traditions are:
- picking out/decorating our Christmas tree
- decorating the house
- blasting Mom and Dad's old Christmas music while doing so (Carpenters always included)
Sadly these I must miss out on being away at school :(
- baking lots and lots (and lots) of goodies
- going to the Christmas Eve service, dressing pretty and getting to hold candles and sing Christmas songs while doing so - obviously the best thing
- watching a Christmas movie any time I can, including Elf at least once a week
- reading our horribly cheesy Christmas book on Christmas Eve. Each page has a paper ornament in it, and there happen to be six! So as we read each page, each kid takes turns putting an ornament on the tree.
Christmas morning always starts early (duh). First we open stockings, then we make breakfast (homemade cinnamon rolls, obviously). Then we open presents! Tyler used to love being Santa but now he's too old to think it's fun.
And the rest of the day is just perfect, especially if we're lucky enough to have a White Christmas.
It may not be Christmas yet, but Bec and I look festive anyways:
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