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Christmas on my husband's side of the family will be tough this year as his mom recently passed away. So I'm most looking forward to our gift to each other this year - a trip to Vegas starting Jan 1st! :) The second best thing this Christmas will be seeing my 16-month-old nephew enjoy it. Love love the giveaways - thanks so much for all the inspriation!

My favorite part is definately getting together with my mom, sister & now my daughter's to bake christmas cookies & candies. I am really looking forward to the days of christmas album this year, picked up some goodies today, can't wait to get started. Christina K.

Aside from the usual holiday decorating, baking, music and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas?" I am looking forward to making this album! Started yesterday and am making one for myself, and also one for my mom and for my sister. I am including fabric from my grandma's old aprons (she died 10 years ago), and also Christmas carol pages from her old German books (that I have also saved.) These will be very meaningful books. Thanks for the inspiration you always give so freely!

I can't wait for Christmas movies, snowfalls and decorating my tree. last year was the first time i got to have my own tree in my apartment. i am super excited to set it up in front of the big window and decorate it! i just love everything about Christmas. It will also be the 1 year anniversary of my engagement to my fiance on Dec. 24th so that's pretty exciting too!!!!! i love it all!!!!!!

I am totally looking forward to this year with my son at Christmas- he will be 17 months old and will understand a LOT more of what's going on this year than he did last year. And I am doing the December Daily too! (Totally excited about that!)

Taking time to journal another Christmas! I did it for the first time last year, and I loved it. Even better...first Christmas with my first grandbaby!

They are so cute!! I'm most looking forward to spending time with my family and going into NYC to look at the Christmas windows and seeing the tree =)
Jenn

My parents & sister are visiting us for Christmas this year!

First may I take this chance to say, Ali, you are such an inspiration! I'm new to blogging and I really enjoy keeping up w/ your site. Thank you! During the holiday season, I think I most look forward to our cookie baking day. No shopping, no wrapping, no laundry, just an entire day devoted to working together in the kitchen. The house smells so good! We then deliver all those cookies to neighbors, friends and family. What a joy.

I am most looking forward to decorating the tree as a family...and taking lots of pics to scrap later!

This year my babies will be 2 1/2 and are starting to get the holiday stuff, I'm looking forward to reading them Christmas stories from when I was little and seeing how excited they get when they help decorate the tree. Note we will not be using the breakable ornaments this year! I will be doing another book for this Christmas but I'll be using numbered index card dividers as the basis of my album, keeping it easy and simple to document the everyday!

The Christmas lights :) I love seeing them sparkle and twinkle merrily. It makes me smile. I love the traditions they involve....all of the family working together, it makes it all the more cosy somehow...

I'm looking foward to picking out and bringing home our Christmas tree. It's always my favorite part of the season.

Looking forward to play Christmas tunes all day long! It feels so cozy. And not having all that many I know almost all songs by heart, which means I'm humming non-stop. Furthermore I totally adore the little lights put on everywhere. Would love to be able to attend the family dinner, but living in different countries that's probably not gonna happen.

I am looking forward to two weeks off of school, drinking lots of hot chocolate and having the time to enjoy my hobbies. Oh yeah...I can't forget listening to Brenda Lee christmas songs.

I am looking forward to just being in the holiday this time around - I want to be ready early with the presents, etc. and then just enjoy all of the little things.
Lisa L.

all of these christmas journals are getting me in the mood for the holidays. i enjoy cooking baking day with my mom...i totally cherish the time we share together and baking cookies for our friends and family.
i also look forward to making lots of made from the heart gifts this year too.

I am looking forward to relaxing with my family and close friends...
Jenny

I'm looking forward to having my daughter home from University!!! The holidays are always such a special time for us & the traditions just can't begin until she's home :-)

I am looking forward to relaxing with my family and close friends...
Jenny