Christmas Hodgepodge!

Wednesdays with Joyce is fun,

you should jump on the bandwagon too!

1. What does it mean to "have the holiday spirit"?

To:

call old friends - just because

eat too many cookies

smile more

love more

and soak up everything around you.

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2. What sits atop your tree and why?

my tree: a kitty angel that my aunt and uncle gave me

family tree: this is a fight discussion every year

i love the old, ratty, falling apart star

(you know, the silver ones that have lights in them?

ours doesn't even have lights in it anymore....

it might be time for me to let go...)

sometimes it's an old knitted santa

and sometimes mom wants one of those pretty glass spires.

who knows what will end up sitting up there this year.

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3. When was the last time you gave yourself a pat on the back?

When I finished the last paper for my social distinctions class.

Check one thing off my (never-ending) list

4. Which of your senses is the most sensitive this time of the year?

Sight.

Seriously,

look around you!

the colors, the lights!

it's AMAZING.

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5. What do you have too much of in your kitchen?

what kitchen?

6. Food: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

eve: turkey/poultry of some sort.

(turkey this year, because, well,

i missed thanksgiving with the family,

and i cannot go a year without my mom's stuffing)

day: waffles/eggs/etc for breakfast :)

7. What is the best thing about winter?

spring.

hehe,

no,

i love those cold, cold nights

where the sky is black

and the light of the stars echo

throughout the sky.

8. Random Thought:

Happiness comes in a Starbucks Christmas cup. I had forgotten this overseas.

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