These are a few of my favorite things...Part I

One of my friends has been posting her favorite things about Christmas on her blog. The installments are called (why) Christmas Rocks! I've enjoyed reading them so i thought i would share with you some of my favorite things (not in any particular order). I hope you enjoy them to. Please let me know what are some of your favorite Christmas things as well! 

1. Sitting in the living room with my family by the fire looking at the Christmas tree lights and listening to Christmas music.

2. #1 plus a cozy blanket and a cup of eggnog!

3. Reading "A Christmas Carol" by C. Dickens & the Nutcracker by ETA Hoffman to my son while doing #1 and #2!!

4. Listening to Handel's Messiah at Washington National Cathedral

5. Getting bundled up with the kids to go walk around the National Christmas Tree

6. Making/eating Christmas cookies and "Cocktail Trash"

7. Making and drinking Spice Tea 

8. #6 and #7 combined!

9.  Going to holiday parties!

10. Dressing  my daughter up in red dresses

11. Receiving Christmas cards from friends with pictures of their children on them

12. Going to Christmas service

13. Looking at Christmas lights

14. Smelling spiced scented pine cones in stores