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  • Celebrating in a nice big house that we own
  • A great big, real, full Christmas tree that didn't shed needles too much
  • Christmas stockings hung on the mantle over a fireplace with our names on them
  • A white Christmas with light snow fall on Christmas Eve night well into Christmas morning
  • Reading 'Twas the Night Before Christmas to my family on Christmas Eve night by the fire
  • Lots of Christmas presents for everyone with lots of different wrapping papers and colorful bows
  • Having my family and my in-laws all together on Christmas with no conflict from anyone
  • Decorating the tree with my husband and stepson
  • Having a new personalized Christmas tree ornament for every year on our tree
  • Going sledding in fresh fallen snow
  • Building a tall snowman with my boys that looked like Frosty the Snowman
  • Watching 24 hrs of A Christmas Story on TBS with my boys from Christmas eve evening until Christmas evening
  • Having a wonderful Christmas dinner with all our family
  • Baking sugar cookies in the shape of Christmas figures
  • Singing classic Christmas carols as a family
  • Learning to play Christmas songs on the piano
  • Receiving unexpected Christmas cards from family and friends I don't hear from often
  • Putting mini reindeer antlers on our new kitty, Salem
  • Taking a Christmas holiday photo as a family and sending them out in card to friends and family
  • Hanging a real wreath on the door with a red bow on it
  • Stringing Christmas lights on the roof of the house and on a tree in our front yard
  • Feeling like a kid on Christmas just like when I was a kid
  • Finding out I was pregnant on Christmas, we've been trying for forever, it would be a Christmas miracle
  • Having my husband dress up as Santa on Christmas Eve
  • Everyone getting Christmas PJs for their Christmas Eve present and taking a picture in them together on Christmas morning
  • Having a Christmas movie marathon
  • Saying happy birthday to Jesus Christ
  • Being with the two men I love most, my husband and stepson, on Christmas and always
  • Getting a Dachsund puppy as a gift on Christmas
  • Having a wall full of Christmas cards we received
  • Taking a home movie of us opening presents on Christmas so we can watch it next Christmas Eve
  • Having a snowball fight with my boys
  • Writing and mailing letters to Santa Claus
  • Having the house smell like pine tree or spruce
  • Being surprised when I open up presents
  • Just having that wonderful peaceful feeling that for that moment, all is right with the world
  • Getting a Christmas bonus at work
  • Going for a sleigh ride in a horse drawn carriage with snow falling lightly
  • Going ice skating with the family and not falling
  • Taking lots of pictures and capturing every excited moment
  • Being able to say Merry Christmas to everyone without someone being offended
feb 16 2013 ∞
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