Jenny DB at So Say I gave me the Happy 101 award last week! Thank you so much, Jenny!! Go read about her adventures with her fabulous pup, Bondi and her fun friends! (She just posted some fun photos, too) :)
* 10 things that make you happy
* 10 bloggers who brighten your day
Okay, soooo I opted to do 10 things that make me happy about the Christmas season! :)
1. I've never had a mantle... We didn't have a fireplace when I was little (I dont know how that's possible considering it seems all houses have them now. And of course mom's house has one now... sheesh.) and my apt has one, buuuut it has no mantle. *sigh* Oh how I want to have my own mantle to decorate and hang stockings from! Someday for sure. :) Anyway, they're my fav for holidays!
2. Lights! Lights! Lights! They just make everything all aglow and pretty and almost seem magical!
3. Cookies! I saw some poinsettia ones on the CBS early show and really want to try to make em... yum! (I've been on a baking/cooking kick lately. Maybe I'm just hungry.. I dunno.. haha)
4. I heart Santa cokes. I dunno why. I just like em.
5. Gift lists on my favorite blogs (thank you for some GREAT ideas!) I've seriously gotten some GREAT ideas from you guys-hostess gifts, friend gifts, stuff for my own wish list.. Thank you! I scour the blog world for these... :)
6. cider. cider. CIDER. (and cocoa)
7. SANTA!!!!! You can't help but smile when you see a jolly dude in a red suit. :)
8. The smells! I recently got a Tyler candle called "Cathedral." Get it. It's holidayriffic! Like Christmas trees and yumminess!
9. Holiday parties with friends and time with family! I had one of these this past weekend actually. I need to post pics, but I'm trying to knock out my remaining online shopping tonight and I'd already started this blog, so weekend stuff will have to wait. :)
10. Last but NOT least... New Years!!! I LOVE New Years Eve! I'm actually quite a freakshow about it. I make resolutions and evaluate how I did every year (prepare for that one b/c I kinda rocked it this year...er...I think). And there's just something refreshing about New Years Eve. It just makes me smile to celebrate with people I care about. I'm a cheeseball, but I.just.love.every.second. The countdown part makes me feel like a kid at Disneyland.. no idea. I'm weird. I know.
There's so much more... finding that perfect gift for someone, wrapping presents while playing holiday music, jamming to Christmas Carols in my car, midnight mass with my mom on xmas eve and watching the kiddos struggle to stay awake through it...ahh.. I could go on and on.. I'd like to say I wouldn't list the bitter cold that we've got going on right now. hah.. That is all.
And for the tagging part, I'm copping out again (I know I know) but seriously.. I know we're all cuhrazy busy.. But I would like you to do this if that counts for anything...and I'd love it if you'd stick to your top 10s of the holidays! That's so fun to read! If you did it, feel free to leave a comment that you did b/c I totally want to read!!! :)
I have a BIG meeting tomorrow morning early early.. like 7am. Whoa. Well, the meeting isn't that early, but I have to be there that early since I prep the speakers/presenters, etc. Annnnd our 8am speaker just got stuck somewhere sooo we had to fill the agenda with randomness. Niiiice... haha.. Could make for an interesting day tomorrow, peeps... haha...
Hope your week is off to a great start and you're getting closer to being ready for Santa!!
18 comments:
Ohhh how I have MISSED YOU SO!!!!!!
Oh I bet that Cathedral smell is so good! And I am all about the caramel apple ciders at Starbucks, so good! I can't believe its almost Christmas!!
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I love Christmas lights!! We';; drive around neighborhoods just to see how people decorated. Its the best
Great list of things that make you happy! I am really looking forward to New Year's Eve!
Hi Friend. Sorry I've been so out of touch. I've not been on blogger forever. I love you and you Christmas spirit! I've got some decorating ideas and photos of mantle-less fire place Christmas decorating that I will send your way!
SG
I LOVE me some Christmas lights! I never put them up myself since I live in an apartment, but my fave thing is to drive around the neighborhood and look at all the beautifully lit houses!
Congrats on your award darlin'!
i love candel scents this time of year!! they are my fave!! i also pretty much just love everything that you listed ;)
i hope the meeting went well hun!!
have a great day!! XO!
I'm right there with ya on the cider, LOVE IT! good luck at your meeting.
I really really love that mantle!
I have never in my life heard of this Santa Coke. Super jealous and must investigate.
Maybe we could just keep the lights up year round :)
I buy Jacob the Santa cokes as well.
Have missed you!
I like cookies and lights! Oh and I like Santa too! Oh an I like you, you are super cool! He he, I am a dweeb and I like this award, I received it too. I need to make my happy list! :P
Love your holiday list!!! i need a mantle also, ASAP. actually sunday at fred meyer i picked out 3 adorable stocking holders for joe bondi and me, then joe was like.. why are you buying those? we don't have a mantle... i didn't even realize this and was upset when i came home and discovered we actually did have a lil 2" ledge over the fireplace.. i maintain they would've worked (joe says no) but certainly doesn't qualify as a mantle... hehe
And Ugh, 730?? that's terrible.
I love mantles, cookies, and New Year's too!
Great list! I love many of the same things!
xoxo,
Blair
I've never had a mantle either and I always think how nice it would be to hang the stockings! Maybe one day we'll both get our mantle!
LOVE all these things! I SUPER love Christmas and I'm quite sad it is coming and going so quickly!!! Make is slow down! Hope you are having a good week :)
sorry I've been such a lazy blogger lately!
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