Those of you who know me know that there isn't much about me that you'd consider "traditional." Natural - yes. Traditional - not so much.
I would like to feel all warm and fuzzy about the holidays, but truthfully, this time of year hasn't really held many special memories for me in many years. Maybe it will again one day, who knows. I promise you that my attitude about the holidays has improved greatly in the past couple of years. I actually bought a Christmas tree - granted it's 2-feet tall and lit by fiber optic branches, but it's a start for eff's sake so get off my back! But I digress...
Regardless of my lack of "traditionalness" (yep, I made that word up), there are a few things that I look forward to around this time of the year and I'd like to share them with you...in no particular order. Ready?
1) Seasonal blend coffees. I love the pumpkin spice and gingerbread and peppermint blend coffees. Love, love, love.
2) Christmas candy. My Grandma used to make the best Christmas candy like peanut clusters and peanut brittle, but my absolute all time favorite - cherry mash candy. I know. Some people find it disgusting, but I love, love, love it! Miss you Grandma. xoxo
3) Playing in the snow. This is something that I love to do, but I haven't done it in years. My brother and I used to make the most kick ass snow forts in our front yard. Seriously, they were like igloos and we'd hang out inside. I love having snowball fights, but I haven't had a good one in a few years. My dogs don't really find it amusing when I throw snowballs at them. They don't quite get the concept... I also love to go sledding. I remember being little and going sledding with my dad and brother. He'd drive us to the same hill every year, put us on our snow saucer and toss us off so we'd fly in the air a bit before sliding down the hill. It was AWESOME! Trying to shove my adult-self off of a hill on a tiny saucer just doesn't have the same effect...
4) Boots. I really like to wear boots and it's much too hot to wear them in the summer.
5) Christmas lights. I used to love to sit in a dark house with nothing but the Christmas lights turned on and just relax and think. It was very peaceful. I also really enjoy looking at lights on houses around town. It's nice that people take the time to show their own Christmas spirit, although I still haven't quite figured out what the correlation is between lights and baby Jesus, but whatever.
6) Christmas songs. Not necessarily the "traditional" tunes (go figure), but I've always liked The Little Drummer Boy. I think mainly because I dig the drums. Other that that, a few of my faves are Blue Christmas by Elvis, Last Christmas by Wham, and 2000 Miles by The Pretenders.
7 ) And last, but definitely not least, this SNL skit is something that I look forward to every year. If ever I feel gloomy around the holidays, I watch this skit and the world falls back into place. It makes me super happy. By the way, I had to search and search for this and could only find it on Hulu, so deal with the 10 second commercial. It's a small price to pay for the happiness you're about to feel!
Merry Christmas, bitches!
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