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GET IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

  • Listening to Christmas music
  • Watching Xmas movies: Home Alone | Love Actually | The Grinch | Tom and Jerry - "Christmas Eve/ Night before X-mas | The Flintstones | A Charlie Brown Christmas | A Christmas Story | Jingle All The Way | Shop Around The Corner | You’ve Got Mail | The Holiday | Elf | Just Friends
  • Baking Cookies (holiday cookie line-up)
  • Baking with the family
  • Hot chocolate with marshmallows on top
  • Driving by a neighborhood with homes decorated with Christmas lights
  • Going to listen to a Christmas choir singing hymns
  • Putting up Christmas decorations
    • Putting up the tree, decorating
    • Decorating the house
    • Garland on the fireplace mantle
    • Garland on the staircase
    • Wreath on the front door
    • Stockings on the mantle
    • Christmas lights
  • Mail Christmas cards
  • Buy Christmas treat containers from Michaels and give cookies to friends
  • Wrapping presents
  • Snuggled under a blanket in front of the fireplace
  • Fireplace and hot cocoa w/ marshmallow
  • Crate & Barrel Peppermint Browne Mix
  • Peppermint hot chocolate (in Irish coffee mugs)
  • Hot Apple Cider with cinnamon
  • Family Christmas photo card - Flannel pajamas
  • CHRISTMAS TREE MUSTS
    • short and fat/puffy tree
    • Red, gold, silver
    • glitter ornaments (they sparkle when they move)
    • big glitter ornaments and small plain ones
    • linear hanging things
    • gold star tree topper
    • faceted glass ornaments
  • DECOR
    • Christmas tree w/ red and gold
    • Presents under the tree
    • Wreath on front door
    • Staircase garland
    • Icicle lights on the window sill
    • Flameless candles
    • Poinsettia
    • Dancing Santa figurine
    • Christmas toy layouts (miniature winter wonderland town portrayed with bakery and ppl on the streets and train going around)
    • mini village scene
    • 1 Christmassy pillow - plaid throw
    • Gold Dining tablecloth and plaid runner
    • dinner table centerpiece
    • Kitchen towels
    • cute apron
    • Snowflake Candle votives
    • House smells like cinnamon
    • Gingerbread theme in kitchen
    • Plaid everywhere else
    • Pottery barn red velvet monogrammed stockings for fireplace
    • mistletoe
    • Dr. Seuss quote - "Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more. -- The Grinch" Buy from Etsy
  • Hot cider
  • Presents
  • Red everywhere
  • Flickering candles (Flameless or real)
  • Poinsettias
  • House smelling like cinnamon (Yankee Candles Autumn Celebration scent)
  • Christmas morning in robes and plaid flannel pajamas opening presents
  • Snowing
  • White Christmas party

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  • Having a Christmas in a lodge with friends/family in Colorado (Giada)
    • Skiing/dog sledding/snowboarding
    • Baking
    • Cooking
    • Presents under the tree
    • Robes and hot chocolate in the morning

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Christmas Gift Basket (for friends + family)

  • Cellophane cover at Michaels
  • Baskets
  • DRINK MIX
    • A quality Hot Chocolate Mix - put in in mason jars (with marshmellows on top)
    • Tin of Illy Coffee
    • Pack of flavored tea
    • Big Train Chai Mix
    • A Christmas Cup
  • CHOCOLATES
    • Lindt Dark Chocolate Truffles
    • Lindt LINDOR Truffles 60% Extra Dark Chocolate Bar
    • Ferraro Rocher
    • homemade truffles
    • Aldi Butter Cookies coated with Dark Chocolate
    • Trader Joe's Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
    • Chocolate Covered Almonds
    • Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans (Trader Joe's)
  • FRUITS
    • Pears
    • Apples
    • Oranges
  • BREADS
    • Aldi Whole Rye Bread
    • Aldi Marzipan Stollen
    • date nut spice bread
  • SPREADS
    • Nutella
    • Bonne Maman Fruit Preserves (favorite)
  • GOURMET ITEMS
    • Crate & Barrel Gourmet foods
    • Stonewall Kitchen products (Now sold in Kohls)
    • Aldi bakery items
    • World Market
    • Gingerbread cookies
    • Marzipan (log or santas)
  • PERSONALIZED GIFTS
    • Block of Favorite Cheese
    • Wine Bottle
    • Favorite Candy (Orange Tootsie Rolls)
    • A cookbook for a specific item (like macaroons, or brunch, or sandwiches)
    • L'occitane Hand Cream
    • DVD
nov 1 2010 ∞
dec 30 2017 +