This is my absolute favorite time of year.  I love holiday gatherings, the holiday décor, the energy that surrounds us ... even the hustle and bustle. ( sometimes ) and the time spent with family and friends.

 

November has always been a favorite month of mine.  Yes, it's my birthday month, but it is also the start of the most joyous time of year. [in my opinion] 

 

The entire month of November, I look forward to celebrating Christmas and New Year's, which is when I begin planning the holiday meals,  baked goods and decorating projects. 

  

I love putting up all the Christmas decorations around the house, both indoors and outdoors. It has been something I started at a very early age and it just stuck.

 

I also love Christmas shopping. I love to give gifts, and over the years I have usually put entirely too much thought into gift buying and gift giving. So I started a new tradition which is  baking and giving baked goods as gifts. Believe it or not is much less stressful that hitting the malls or even shopping online. 

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The best part of celebrating the holidays are traditions that we follow year after year. and the idea that we can start our own traditions. 

 

It would be great  to hear from all of you... What are some of your favorite holiday traditions? What do you look most forward to?  What is your favorite part of the entire holiday season?