A week of holiday traveling

has worn us all out...I can say it was an exceptional Christmas all the way around

I have new toys....like a camera, viewmaster, robot and race track...oh yeah, it was a winner

bring on the New Year.

Christmas Meme to pass the time

tagged by Rosanne at Smokey Mountain Breakdown

“When people say ‘Christmas’ you immediately think…”

baking....lots of baking....it's something J and I have been doing every year since we got together...this was an especially busy baking season

“Favourite Christmas memory…”

the night time parades downtown when we were kids....Main St. was still a primary shopping location and all the department stores had fancy decorated windows....one in particular had giant choir boys on top of the canopy over the front entrance...it was a magical place

“Favourite Christmas song/carol…”

Christmas Time's a Coming I love Emmylou's version, but Ricky Skaggs does a good one too

and as for traditional songs I've always been a sucker for a pretty arrangement of What Child is This? (Greensleeves)

“Favourite Christmas movie…”

hmmmm.....I'm not sure....I have to see all the claymation animated ones each year....especially The Year Without Santa Claus....does that count

“Favourite Christmas character…”

Yukon Cornelius :)

“Favourite Christmas ornament/object…”

I have lots of favorite ornaments....from a sentimental standpoint I'd have to say the one I gave J when we were dating...awwwwwww

“Plans for this Christmas…”

lunch with J's mom and brother tomorrow, lunch and presents at my dad's on Christmas day and then we leave immediately for a mini vacation at the beach :))))

“Is Christmas your favourite holiday?”

no, I'd go with Halloween as my favorite


feel free to steal this and meme away!

how do I get

on this Christmas card list?

really

Mr. Lucas, if you're out there......please...I'll send you one back....promise!!

and while I'm at it....let me put a holler out for volunteering to design the SC ornament for the White House Christmas tree next year...I'm available

in the mean time, I will dream about what 30 years of Star Wars Christmas Cards look like....

and one more thing

who's been Christmas Caroling? door to door...large obnoxious group.......super festive kinda thing...extra points if you carried real candles......and had hot chocolate afterwards....

level of sobriety while aroling does influence the final score............

I will only say that J is a little troubled at the number of times I went caroling ...surely I'm not the only one?

okay

it's the 1st of December and no crazies in sight.....I'm encouraged.....

yard tree is up and house lights will be installed tomorrow (hopefully), there are plans for hitting the Zoo Lights next weekend....

possibly the night parade tomorrow, but too many unknowns in between.....

2 weekends after that and we're beach bound....looking forward to that in ways I can't begin to explain...

parties not withstanding....a few gifts to pick up, cards to send, all in all I see December moving quickly.....

lots in the midst of that other stuff, to be continued