I love Christmas, yes, I'm lame, no I don't care what you think. The Mariah Carey Christmas albums, the ugly Christmas sweaters, the snow that's still magical instead of annoying. I feel happy when it's the holidays, and to make it even more special I've realized that I have some traditions that make this holiday irreplacable.

1. Ornaments that mean something

I have the tiniest tree ever, I'm fine with it. Each ornament on my tree means something. I have a graduation tassel, my first house as a gingerbread house with the year, an ornament that says dog with the "o" keeping a picture of my havanese. I have a santa riding a soccer ball and a horse that my aunt gave me when I asked for a pony when I was 8. They all mean so much.

2. Rap music and sugar cookies.

My husband is country, like, nature loving, hunting crazed, doesn't need to see people for months on end, country. I'm more of the "from the country" , but I love a good rap station on pandora. We both love sugar, therefore our first Xmas we made sugar cookies while blaring 2 chainz in our kitchen, and I'm never going back. It's so quirky and It's perfect, we're not normal, so why would our traditions be that way.

3. We do less.

I have a tree that comes out of a box that's the size of a toddler, that's it. We have 3 stockings that I command hook up to a wall and some lights that I put around our living room window. All our decoration fit in 2 totes, and it makes my life easy. That overdone stuff is great for people that love it, but that's not me, I'm not going to be on their level, though I would visit and compliment the hell out of your commitment to the season.

4. Christmas is a 5 day event.

We have 3-7 xmas's on any given year. That's a lot. Bring it on. I love cocktails and candy and what season brings that out like Christmas will. I also go to an EXCESSIVE amount of church service but hey, that's the "reason for the season" and all. I love that there are people and presents and togetherness, the more the merrier. I also love road-tripping with my husband, he's trapped into long in-depth conversations with me, which is my favorite pass time.

5. Not caring one BIT about my diet.

Why you gonna torture yourself like that. eat the damn cake, stuff your face with the homemade mac and cheese and have another whiskey. diets are important and can have such a great effect on your longterm health, but you know what has a good impact on my mental health. Eating snack and candy with all the rowdy people that make up my family.

Cheers yall and happy Christmas.