Today, Michelle and I exchanged a couple e-mails and she was telling me about some of her family Christmas traditions, which include advent calendars and watching "It's a Wonderful Life" on Christmas eve. 
So, since I got home from work a couple hours before Chris tonight, I decided to partake in a few Christmas traditions started by my mom and my sister and me. I plugged in our Christmas tree to set a festive mood, whipped up some oatmeal raisin cookies and watched "White Christmas." There are lots of movies we usually watch when we're together around the holidays - "Miracle on 34th Street," "The Bishop's Wife", "It's a Wonderful Life," "Meet me in St. Louis" - but we're probably most consistent about watching White Christmas. Usually I'd call Mena and play the "Sisters" song over the phone , but I refrained since it was past midnight in D.C. when I was watching ...
Yes, we are a bunch of cornballs. But, if there is a season for cheesiness, this is surely it, no? It's too bad Chris and I can't go to Quincy tomorrow for the Main Street Sparkle (Tree lighting! Hay rides! Santa! Mistletoe! Hot cider!) But we have a few holiday events coming up around here in the next couple weeks ... stay tuned!
2 comments:
I love White Christmas too. I watch that almost every year on PBS. I need to get my holiday decorations up. I feel so behind, Tammers. But instead of decorating, I want to go to "Tinsel Town" at the Air Force Base tomorrow for the tree lighting ceremony and holiday parade. Is that sad if I go by myself?
I wish I was there with you to watch White Christmas and bake cookies!!! We might have to watch it when you come to DC, even though it will be almost a month after Christmas :)
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