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I'm looking forward to the whole thing - buying presents with each person in mind; wrapping presents (and shipping them off); buying gifts for the gift drives; decorating the house with a good friend; taking my kids to buy their new christmas ornament (they each get 1 every year so that when they move out, they have great memories as they hang them on their tree); a white Christmas; seeing the malls decorated; Christmas stockings (aren't they the best?); Christmas music; the turkey dinner; and Christmas mass.

I am looking forward to quality family time! My kids are growing up too quickly and I want to savor every minute. Congratulations on your blog being in the top 1000. What took them so long to recognize you? Thanks for all your inspiration!

baking lots of totally yummy cookies with my girls. we really did not get to bake much last year and so we will just have to make up for that! :-)

I love to decorate and relax with my boys. Christmas music. Hot tea. Hot chocolate. To just be.

I was just thinking that I had to find a kit to make this album... I have been so inspired to keep things simple... I am looking forward to the Polar Express... Max David is 3 and this year he is really looking forward to seeing Santa. I can not wait for that magic moment when he apprears on the train after being in the north pole...

The thing I'm looking forward to the most will actually happen just after the holiday season...I've got tickets to see my 2 favorite hockey teams LIVE for the first time EVER on January 10th!
This is my Christmas and 9th anniversary (Dec. 31) gift all rolled into one...by the time Christmas actually rolls around, I won't be able to sleep for 2 weeks!!

This year I look forward to seeing ALL the members of my family at the same time for the first time in about 7 years!! It's been hit or miss up to now (parents in Europe for a while, brothers on opposite coasts). I'm also looking forward to my kids opening presents with grandparents and uncles getting to watch this year ~ my soon-to-be 5 year old, who is overcoming autism, just "got" present-opening this year, and my 2-yr-old will be a riot to watch this year. I'm also going to enjoy the normal holiday baking as well as making HUGE quantities of food for 5+ extra adults in the house for a couple of weeks (I do love to cook, and don't usually get to on this scale).

I love the home making. Making cookie boxes (this will be the 3rd year) and then baking some beautiful cookies and packing them in the boxes and watch my friend's faces when they open it.
sigh.
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wilna

Most looking forward to having middle daughter home for Christmas after her first term at university. Love the family feel of Christmas. Love looking for inspiration on your blog.
Julie

Having family and friends visit, big family meals, shared cooking, PJ days and decorating my house

I'm looking forward to spending time with my family.My bother in law is coming from Australia with his 4 kids. We'll be going to NY. We are looking forward to that!
Sarah

I'm looking forward to making my Christmas cards... I can't always see all the people I love during the holidays, but I can send them a little piece of me that shows how much I care.

I'm looking forward to giving homemade gifts and goodies to friends and family.
Those kits are so cute. I just bought an album to use for my December Daily (first time), and I'm starting to imagine how I want to prepare it.

What am I most looking forward to about the upcoming holiday season? EVERYTHING! From trying to decorate every corner of my home, to spending time with my family, continuing old traditions like driving around to find the neighborhoods with the best decorations to watching a different xmas movie every night and starting new ones. Christmas is my most favorite time of year.

I'm spending the holidays at Disney!
Sara

I'm looking forward to seeing family and friends that we only get to see once a year! The decorating and preparation is the icing on the Holiday Cake!

Spending time with family and friends is always at the top... but I love Christmas shopping and all the craziness that goes with getting everything wrapped and shipped out...

It's simple: spending time with my family. Seeing my 3 year old and 16 month old experience the magic of the holidays.

I most look forward to the look of longing on my children's faces (ages 15, 13, 11 and 8) when they each describe the tradition that means the most to each of them - those are the things that we make sure we do.
Congrats on your blog!

I am most looking forward to decorating the house for Christmas and spending time with family that I don't get to see very often.