A Christmas Award

A friend of mine and an awesome blogger tagged me with a Christmas Spirit Award. Thank you Jennifer! (http://www.delightfullycliche.com)


What do I love about Christmas? What is there not to like??

1. I love hearing Christmas music. I will even listen to it in the summer. Who can't get enough if Santa Baby, Carol of the Bells, Please Celebrate me Home and Bruce Springstein's Santa Claus is coming to town?

2. Christmas lights!! I do like the pretty and fancy light displays, but I do like a front yard filled to the gills with lights, blow up characters. It makes it even better when the kids see it and are thrilled to death with something flashing be it a star, snowman, or even a flashing baby Jesus!

3. I love picking out the perfect gift for someone. Actually I would rather make something but many times I just can't get around to doing that. So I settle for the perfect store bought gift.

4. Getting together with the family... Even though most of the family lives near by it is still special to get together in a warm house with the pretty Christmas tree and eat until we feel like exploding. Also there are great Christms memories from the past; Amtrack ride to NJ, Bing Crosby singing throughout the house, snow covering the car, Big Bird Shampoo (thats for Trevor) and showing Aaron the Rockefeller Christmas tree in NYC.

5. I love that the kids believe in Santa. The day after Thanksgiving Lauren made out her list for Santa and put it under the christms Tree. She wrote it all by herself. She wants springs to go to the moon so she can talk to the aliens, pink handled scissors, shoes size 10 and boots.

6. The famous red Salvation Army buckets. I can't go by one without putting something in the red bucket. I feel so guilty if I don't put even a nickle in the bucket. I love that some of the bell ringers will sing too. Mom and I were very fortunate to see actual Salvation Army people (not just the random volunteers) at a mall in Atlanta one year. They had their special SA clothing on and were playing instruments.