12 days of Christmas

I am linking up with Aly & Molly over at analyze this to have some fun for a few days and share some Christmas spirit to jump start December with!

Day 1: Christmas/Holiday Traditions:

Well usually if we were flying home to Missouri for Christmas...Christmas eve we would head to my Grandma/pa Floyd's house around 7pm for dinner, games, and gifts. We always have so much fun over there. All my cousins come and there's just so many of us and we're all close in age with little cousins too.
Christmas morning we open presents at either my parents house or Jake's parents house and than at noon its off to my Grandma/pa Sides house for lunch with the entire other side of the family! After that we head home to unwind and relax, maybe watch 'The Christmas Story' for the rest of the night.
butttttt.....this year the Mr. and the 2 kids and I are staying right here in good ole San Diego. I am both excited about this and a bit sad. I am sad because how awesome is it going to look with decorated beach houses and lit palm trees. There won't be a white Christmas just sand. :( I am excited though too, I'm ready to start my own traditions with the kids and our little family. I just bought 'Elf On A Shelf' and I'm so excited to start reading it and in a few years be able to hide the elf where the kids can find him! I can't wait to take them to see Santa in their matching pjs! I'll have to look into some new traditions we can start just us tonight! :)


here's a list of the topics/days that will be covered:
day 1: Christmas/Holiday Traditions
day 2:Black Friday/ General shopping tricks & tips
day 3: Most meaningful gift/best gift you've received.
day 4:Tips/tricks to a budget friendly holiday season
day 5:Favorite Holiday movie/ tv show special
day 6:Gift Ideas (What do YOU want?)
day 7:Holiday craft/ DIY
day 8:Least favorite thing about the holidays
day 9:Favorite Holiday receipe
day 10:Favorite Christmas songs/caroles
day 11:New Year resolutions
day 12:Show us your decorations (indoor/out)
day 13:Favorite Cookie reciepe
day 14: Oprah's favorite things:What item(s) would you want if you were in the audience.

*Days 1-3 are November 22-24 NO BLOG CHALLENGE on Thanksgiving. Day 4 will pick up November 26*