*Green means accomplished!
25. Buy a Christmas tree from our annual tree farm and hang decorations the first weekend of December
24. Cut fresh trimmings from the tree and place in vases, trim a slice from the trunk to make a yearly ornament and do this trick. (after a long day and getting the tree home at 9pm we did not do this trick...so I don't know if it really works?)
23. Send Christmas cards the first week of December & find a new way to display the ones we receive like this
22. Hang and keep up with the days on the advent calendar
21. Actually do holiday crafts I’ve pinned like these tags, previous year holiday card saver (yes I keep them for some reason…),
20. Make a Christmas wreath for the front door and add these glittered bulbs.
(I used glittered pine cones but I still made the glittered bulbs)
19. Buy a gift for an “Angel Tree”
19. Buy a gift for an “Angel Tree”
18. Have a date night, drink mock/cocktails & watch Love Actually (we've watched quite a few movies but not this one yet...)
17. Per usual, I will open my Granny’s homemade dessert package before Christmas day to indulge (I made a stop at my mom's and already had the peanut butter and ritz cracker dipped in white chocolate. I know, you would too.)
16. Relax and sit so little mini can listen to Christmas music on the record player (we do this all the time!)
15. RSVP “YES” to as many holiday party invites we receive before we have to worry about babysitters!
14. Play the Christmas Vacation drinking game
13. Make Christmas treats for the local Firefighters (I still need to make treats...)
12. See a classic holiday movie at the historic Tampa Theatre (Today!! It's a Wonderful Life!)
11. Make treats for neighbors, co-workers & friends.
10. As an annual tradition, go see The Nutcracker ballet with my mom
9. Have a white elephant gift exchange and holiday potluck with friends (photos below!!)
8. Watch The Christmas Story and leave the TV 24 hr run in the background during our marathon of opening presents ( I heard on NPR that Elf is going to take the 24 hr spot??)
7. Find a 2013 Christmas ornament and a ‘coming soon’ ornament for little mini
6. Host a get together after the holidays with friends and family that are in town and roast s’mores by the fire (Happening on the 27th!)
5. Go annual Christmas shopping with my mom to enjoy the hustle & bustle!
4. Start at least one tradition with Nate like these. (we made a new one up but haven't taken a photo yet because the image is part of the tradition)
3. Host Christmas Eve dinner with the family that’s in town (Rib Roast planned!)
2. Go on our annual Christmas Eve walk around the neighborhood with the dogs to look at lights (planned!)
1. Have a relaxing, slow moving and memorable Christmas holiday with my family (can't wait!!)
My White Elephant Gift, Hot Booties!
Our gift to everyone at our gift exchange - my grandmother crochets so I requested dish cloths :)
Candid proof of my 25lb weight gain!!
We played a dice game for the gift exchange
My favorite gift of the evening, one of our friends, Angus as Mr. January!
Our family of friends :)
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