Coffee Conversations with a Purple Girl
In Frosty the Snowman, the first snow of Christmas is magical because it falls on Christmas Eve. While the idea of magical Christmas Eve snow is nice, I hate to think of a whole Christmas season without any snow to boost the Christmas spirit. I knew it was supposed to snow today, but I don’t know […]
It’s winter, finally. We’ve waited so long for this and now it’s here and we’re all sad. Well, not all of us, actually. I’m not pumped about the weather, but the snow makes me pretty happy, you know, once it’s on the ground and of the road and not flying in people’s faces and making […]
Guys, guys, guys! Christmas is two days away! Tomorrow is Christmas eve and the celebrations begin! My husband and I will be opening presents tomorrow morning, enjoying half a day to ourselves, and then heading up to begin celebrating with my mom’s side of the family for the evening. Friday we’ll go over early to […]
First I’d like to apologize for the late post. I didn’t have time this morning to write before we went out for the day. I’m writing to you now, having just returned from a day of wandering around Pittsburgh in a drizzling sort of rain with my in-laws. One of the cool things about being married […]
Probably the biggest tradition we have in my family is the list of Christmas cookies that my dad makes every year. The list is pretty impressive, including at least six different kinds of cookies made in triple batches to be shared on cookie trays all through the holiday season, and then to be stored in […]
It took me a while, but I’ve finally gotten into the Christmas swing, complete with tree, Christmas music to accompany me as I drive and, of course, Christmas specials. There is something, well, special, about Christmas specials. They have a very special place in my heart and always will, I imagine. They’re lasting and classic […]
Who could honestly look back at their childhood and say that the most exciting thing about Christmas was not waiting to open presents? What child hasn’t snooped around their house at least once a year to see if they couldn’t locate the hiding place of said presents? After, of course, the Santa bubble has been […]
It really isn’t Christmas until the tree is up. It’s a very important part of the whole holiday celebration. Or maybe that’s just for me. I have a theory about that, actually, but we’ll get there in good time. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The Christmas tree has always been one of my favorite […]
This weekend I hauled a fake tree and two plastic boxes home from my parents house so that my husband could do the heavy lifting and bring the tree inside. We are officially ready to start decorating for Christmas! I’m learning about decorating now that we have our own place. Of course I’ll be decorating […]
First, I want to address the late hour of this posting. I’m still fighting off this cold, working the antibiotic; even though it makes me feel worse than the cold, I guess it must be doing something. I’ve finally been able to get back to sleep, even without taking Benadryl to help me out. My […]