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10 Things I Cannot Wait For This Holiday Season

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Fiona Bowers
Dec 08, 2016
Augustana College
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10 Things I Cannot Wait For This Holiday Season
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Christmas music!

I love listening to Christmas music and everything about it. It's only around for a month and a half so why not listen to it as much as possible and sing my heart out. I especially love Pentatonix Christmas albums :)

Christmas movies!

Because it just wouldn't be Christmas if you don't watch Elf and every other Christmas music or episode ever made.

Christmas Eve

Around the time I was a freshman in high school, our family began a new tradition of making a big Christmas Eve dinner. Each person in the family would be responsible for a dish, and we would spend most of the day in the kitchen. Then go to Christmas Eve Mass, put the finishing touches on the meal, and sit down and enjoy. We then usually open one gift and watch Christmas specials.

Christmas Break

Who doesn't love leaving school and just being off for 3 or more weeks? Especially since it's Christmas time!

Typical Stairs picture

Every year when my siblings and I wake up, we all wait by the stairs before heading down, and my mom has to get the usual Christmas stairs picture. We’re all in our 20’s except for my little brother, and I still get excited for it.

Seeing my little brother's reactions

My little brother is 9 and I love seeing the excitement on his face Christmas morning, and how it lights up each time he opens up a new present

Seeing family

Christmas is one of the times of the year that you get to see your family that you may not see all the time.

Building Snowmen/Playing in the Snow

I love snow. I love playing in it, having snowball fights, building snowmen and forts, everything. It is so much fun to play in!

All the Hot chocolate I could ever want

Hot chocolate and winter just go together so well. I go through so much hot chocolate, it's insane. Whether it's the normal milk chocolate type, white chocolate, peppermint, I love it all.

Christmas decorations

I love decorating for Christmas, setting up the tree, putting up lights. Everything. My dorm room has lights hanging right when you walk in, and a little tree that has ornaments and lights. I love to decorate for Christmas.


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