December Bucket List

Did you guys know it's December 5th! I kind of forgot. I'm not sure why but I am not feeling the Christmas spirit as much as in years prior. Perhaps I was just way overboard back then? In an effort to get more into it I've made a bucket list. Some are admittedly things I have to do, while others are just fun and I like doing them.

1. Cut our own tree and decorate it with ornaments that Blaze cannot destroy. 
2. Put white lights in the windows of our house. (I already did this, and I love driving home at night and seeing the candle lights on in the windows, it reminds me of my home when I was little.)
3. Watch Elf, It's A Wonderful Life, Love Actually, and Home Alone 2.
4. Bake Christmas cookies. (Most likely using this recipe.) 
5. Sip hot cocoa with marshmallows next to the pellet stove.
6. Wrap all my Christmas presents at the same time while listening to Christmas music.
7. Listen to the "Celtic Woman Christmas" station on Pandora until my ears bleed. 
8. Finish sewing all my presents by Dec 17th so I won't be stressed out. (This means I actually have to start sewing.) 
9. Eat dinner by candlelight every night.
10. Decorate a wreath for the front door. (Sadly this year I did not collect milk weed pods to decorate my wreath, and now the snow and ice have come and ruined all the pods.)
11. Go for a night walk when it's snowing.
12. Have a bon fire. 
13. See a Christmas play (this weekend we're seeing A Christmas Carol.)
14. Go to the Newfound Inn for dinner and drinks, and to look at all the lights and decorations. (a three year tradition that I absolutely love and so look forward to.)
15. Start a new tradition.
16. Decorate the mantel.
17. Send Christmas cards. (This year I really felt totally out of ideas and found cards on sale for 50% off that I loved, so I did not/will not be making cards from scratch. Had I realized how upsetting this would be to my aunt I may have re-considered. The convenience factor was key.)
18. Buy presents for the giving tree. 
19. Go to a Christmas concert.
20. Take a family picture that all four of us look good in. (That could take until next Christmas.) 

One of my favorite Holiday sights. The Newfound Inn. 

What's on your December Bucket list? Any favorite traditions?

Lauren