I have to admit, even though it’s two weeks until Thanksgiving, I’m secretly thinking about and planning for Christmas. Last year seemed to really fly by before I had a chance to actually enjoy everything that I love about the season. It was our first Christmas together in Virginia and it felt like we were going from one place to another all the while missing the time together that we really craved.
This year I’m getting started early. Not necessarily with the decorating, which I think can start to get, less special? If left up for too long, but with making decorations, gifts and creating new traditions. Sometimes when you are a family of two it’s hard to just have time for each other and I want that.
That isn’t to say that I don’t look forward to the gatherings with friends and family, because I love that too. I looked at the calendar, and friends we have six weekends until the week of. Six weeks (!), no need to panic, we just need a plan.
Here is a small list of what I want to do in the next 6 weeks:
- Watch favorite holiday movies
- Holiday Baking
- Creating and sending out personalized Christmas cards
- Cooking a nice breakfast for me and Josh Christmas morning
- Get together with friends to play games and exchange gifts
- Host a christmas eve get together with one half of Josh’s family
- Christmas Dinner on Christmas day with my family
- Cookie exchange
- Handmade gifts
- Picking out a Christmas tree and decorating
- Christmas decorating/ making new decor
- Make a Christmas album with Josh
This is what I can think of so far and plan on getting started with a few of things things, particularly the handmade gifts this weekend. I have a ton of ideas floating around in my head and a lot of little projects around the house that I look forward to starting.
I love these glitter feathers! I got them from Michael’s last week and couldn’t resist, now I just need to figure out what I’m going to do with them. I kind of thought one of them would be a really cute headband.
And it doesn’t hurt to have the Sufjan Stevens Christmas Album handy for getting in the spirit…
What are you making this weekend?
I don’t anticipate making anything (unless playing mandolin counts), but I do loves me some Christmas.
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