Holiday Season = My Favorite

1.  Christmas Music: go out and buy A Very Special Christmas, its my all time favorite holiday music, ever.  we used to listen to that entire cd on repeat when we lived in our old-old house and have a fire going while decorating the tree.  i think that is my favorite memory of our family from when we were little.  oh to be 8 years old again.  my favorite song is "do you hear what i hear" by whitney houston.  all i can think about is dancing around the christmas tree!  alex and i also have a sick obsession with mariah carey's 1st christmas album.  i think my dad has told us numerous time that if he heard that cd one more time he'd kill us.  well we are still alive and you better believe that we'll have it blasting in a month.  yes.
2.  Christmas gifts:  i looove giving christmas presents. i pride myself in giving gifts that are super thoughtful and gifts that you mentioned 2 months ago that you wanted and i'm the only one weird enough to remember.  however this year i might be an awful gift giver because i have no been paying attention but i promise that next year i'll be on my game.  i also can't wait to drop the presents off at the boys n girls club.  we always have 1 or 2 families that we buy for and its so fun to pick out little kid clothes and toys.  we don't have any little ones in our family so its so fun to be in the lil girl section and pick out barbies!  and duh i love getting presents.  i want: a kindle, a wicker clothes hamper (black) and new running kicks (but i want them from a running store after they figure out what i need to make my toes stop hurting when i run so i might have to pick these out), and about 10k in cash.  that will suffice.
3.  Christmas festivities:  i work across the street from the Daly Plaza and they already have the tree up and the Christ Kindl festival starts next week.  I'm hundo German so of course this fest is for meeee. check it out: http://www.christkindlmarket.com/en/ and theres a bunch of traditional german foods, beer, trinkets.  ohhh fun.  i also really love the lights thats the lincoln park zoo puts on.  sher and i went last year and it was ridiculously cold but the lights were AMAZING.  they are not screwing around at the zoo, i would not like to see that electricity bill!  its so festive. love it.
4.  Winter wear:  i love coats and boots and hats and scarves and mittens.  end of story.  and snow pants.