Things you LOVE about this time of year

oregonzoo
oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
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The bell ringers (they always make me smile)
Wrapping packages beautifully
Rosy cheeks when it's cold
You can threaten kids to be good, OR ELSE they're only getting reindeer poop
The smell of fantastic cookies being baked(even though I don't eat them)

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  • StaceyJ2008
    StaceyJ2008 Posts: 411 Member
    Wrapping presents
    Snow
    Christmas Trees
    Lights
    Hot Chocolate
    Santa
  • OkieinMinny
    OkieinMinny Posts: 834 Member
    The way my house looks and smells decorated (real tree always!)
    Baking cookies with my kiddos
    all the fun parties where you can wear festive attire
    Ugly Christmas sweater day at work
    days off...I could go on

    My Favorite time of the year!
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
    Santa
    Seeing Christmas lights
    Buying gifts and wrapping them
    Writing my cards out
    Snow (if I can stay home and look at it from inside the house and not have to drive in it)
  • Schraudt814
    Schraudt814 Posts: 496 Member
    Oh goodness where to start?
    The Celebration of Advent and christmas songs at church
    Definitely the food- all sorts of goodies and new drinks!
    Festive cloths and accessories (busting out the Santa hat!)
    The general air of cheeriness
    Wrapping presents all pretty
    Christmas Movies! (SANTAAAAA ohmygosh Santa's coming!! I know him...I KNOW HIM!) :laugh:
  • luvJOJO
    luvJOJO Posts: 1,881 Member
    Christmas Lights/Decorations
    Christmas music playing in the stores
    Christmas movies playing on TV (Christmas VACATION!!) :love:
    Spending Time with my family during the holidays
    Time off of work!
    Making cookies with the kiddos
    Peppermint Mochas :drinker:
    Buying Gifts
    Wrapping Presents
    Chill in the air
    SNOW....I want some so bad! (I'm dreaming of a white Christmas!!! :heart: )
  • parys1
    parys1 Posts: 2,072 Member
    Raindrops on roses
    Whiskers on kittens
    bright copper kettles
    and warm woolen mittens
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    My company is automotive and we have the week between Chrismas and New Years off as a paid holiday....so that's mine.

    Otherwise, Bah-Humbug (sorry)...:laugh:
  • parys1
    parys1 Posts: 2,072 Member
    Heh. I love this time of year.

    I love our decorations and seeing the house lights reflected in the snow.
    I love the smell of ginger spice cookies.
    Wrapping presents. Anticipation.
    Happier people, in general.
    Christmas carols. Family visits.
    Food.
  • Windy_
    Windy_ Posts: 1,012 Member
    I love the smell of the air before it snows.
    Rosey cheeks.
    The smell of hot apple cider throughout the house.
    Egg nog! Especially when you drink it straight from the carton while shopping!
    Buying presents for the people I love.
    Christmas trees!
    Sitting around the fire listening to music.
    The music!
    Making snowmen and having snowball fights.
    Sledding!
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    That my wife, 3 daughters and 2 granddaughters are all in my home at the same time on Christmas Day. Friends, too. I'm usually, in the kitchen cooking, but nothing makes me happier than stepping into the living room between basting, carving, slicing and dicing and watching them sharing stories.

    When I step into the room, someone usually looks up at me and smiles. When they pass through the kitchen, I usually get a kiss, a hug and or an "I Love You."

    As we grow older and they establish lives of their own, those moments are becoming less frequent.
  • ACepero79
    ACepero79 Posts: 711 Member
    I love snow
    I love the Christmas decorations in neighborhoods and in Manhattan
    I love all the red and green
    I love how a Christmas tree looks, lit up at night, in front of a window
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    Lights
    Cheer
    Family
    FOOD

    and

    Hoodies!

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  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    The lights
    The garland
    The smells
    The bell ringers
    The lines full of little kids at the mall waiting for a quick visit with Santa
  • toomuchbootyindapants
    toomuchbootyindapants Posts: 811 Member
    I'm with you on many things - especially beautifully wrapped packages (kinda, maybe a little bit obsessed how tight the package is wrapped, oh, and the bow has to be juuuust right). :)

    I love hot cocoa, warm fires (but I won't start them), and sitting in the room with just the Christmas tree all lit up all snuggled up with my fleecy pants, fuzzy socks, and fleece blanket.

    -And cookies. Lots of cookies.
    -And family getting together and holding back their snide remarks in an effort to just get along and enjoy visiting with each other.
    -And I also love the smarta$$es who do open their mouths and let out an unexpected quip that gets everyone riled up. (Then I really love wine....)
    -Casseroles - god love the casseroles!
    -And I reallllly love to give presents of all shapes, sizes, and value. Partly because I get to wrap them...partly because I like to shop for *just the right thing* for my recipient, and partly because I love the joy it brings to all involved.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    I love that it is 82 and sunny every single day.
  • JustANumber85
    JustANumber85 Posts: 644 Member
    I love sitting down with my family lighting our menorah, the gelt, sending cards.
  • SkyPixie
    SkyPixie Posts: 224
    I love sitting down with my family lighting our menorah, the gelt, sending cards.

    Happy Hannukah for the weekend :flowerforyou:

    I love the smell of coal and wood fires
    The way the ice sparkles on my car in the morning ( I don't love so much having to hack the ice off in the dark so I can drive to work !)
    Cinnamon in everything
    My advent calendar ( I give my husband the chocolates )
    Singing carols to myself in the car with no one listening
    Baking treats for my colleagues at work
    Good winter ales
    Remembering the important things in life like family and being extra nice to people for no reason :-)
  • _Bob_
    _Bob_ Posts: 1,487 Member
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  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Nothing.
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    Stupid crazy closeouts at Academy Sports. Last year I made back everything we spent on christmas by buying and reselling fishing equipment.

    Not so good this year, but I've netted $150 and about $350 worth of stuff that I just kept.
  • Dub_D
    Dub_D Posts: 1,760 Member
    CHRISTMAS! PRESENTS! FOOD! SANTA! REINDEER! NORTH POLE! MILK AND COOKIES! SNOW! SNOWMAN! ELVES!
  • Surfrider
    Surfrider Posts: 364 Member
    I can turn my AC off and keep the windows open! =D
  • EatClean_WashUrNuts
    EatClean_WashUrNuts Posts: 1,590 Member
    Everything that is the core of Christmas...
  • laurenkoszola
    laurenkoszola Posts: 101 Member
    That my wife, 3 daughters and 2 granddaughters are all in my home at the same time on Christmas Day. Friends, too. I'm usually, in the kitchen cooking, but nothing makes me happier than stepping into the living room between basting, carving, slicing and dicing and watching them sharing stories.

    When I step into the room, someone usually looks up at me and smiles. When they pass through the kitchen, I usually get a kiss, a hug and or an "I Love You."

    As we grow older and they establish lives of their own, those moments are becoming less frequent.

    This is super sweet!!:heart::flowerforyou:
  • babyzoe0114
    babyzoe0114 Posts: 4
    Seeing how inoccent my 4 year old is and how great it is to hear her talk about Santa
    Watching her open her gifts and seeing how excited she gets
    Wrapping gifts
    Watching how kind ppl are to others *( even though it would be nice if everyone were that kind all year))(( but hey I will take what I can get))
    How pretty everyone's homes look with all the decorations

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