...since I've blogged. So I thought I'd just take the time to remind you all...CHRISTMAS IS COMING SOON!!!!! I love this time of year...the smells of cookies, hot cocoa, pine trees, cranberries, candles, etc. The sounds of bells ringing, music playing-I could devote a whole post to my love for Christmas music-children laughing, shoppers buying presents for their loved ones. The wonderful foods-10 thousand types of Christmas cookies, peppermint bark, candy canes, eggnog, spiced cider.
Yes, I love Christmas. Every year, we follow the same traditions, yet it never feels boring or monotonous. I wonder why? In most other things, we prefer originality and creativity over routine and formula...but during the holidays, we follow a strict pattern set out for us by our forefathers. We set up the Christmas tree and decorate it just so, we always open stockings in our pajamas before breakfast and Christmas gifts after breakfast, we always get to open new Christmas pajamas on Christmas Eve, we always use the same advent wreath on Sundays and read from the same devotional...and so many more traditions that our family follows. What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions? And why do we follow them almost religiously?
