Good Girl Purl of the Purling Ps asked us (the proverbial, internets "us") to make a list of what makes us happy during the holidays. What can I do but to oblige such a sweet request.

In no particular order...

• Mailing out holiday cards, despite the self-induced procrastination stress. (And we're not even making our cards this year!)
• Receiving Christmas cards. Such happiness our mailbox has ever known!
• Taking the time to really think of things that will make Matty "squee" with joy.
• Cold, chilly days and nights. (Um, what happened to those?)
• Snuggling up with Matty... in public. (This works best when it's cold, like last week.)
• Christmas carols that get stuck in my head. (I don't go to the mall, so I hear a lot less of this than most folks.)
• The neighborhood brightly lit at night --how cheerful and gay (first definition)!
• The baking and cooking and nesting feelings that naturally come out in me this time of year.
• Seeing women and men dressed to the nines for an evening out, even if it's just the company party.
• Reflecting on the good times during the year past, and getting excited for the unexpected in the upcoming year.
• Wearing my hand knits (see the weather comment) and recognizing - and complimenting - such items on strangers.
• Ooh --and mint M&Ms! (Time to stockpile!)

What makes you happy during the holidays?

As bonus, check out this cute lil' animation for how to properly open a present here. Maybe you wouldn't get such a sour reaction in pane #2 if those were hand knit socks! (tee hee - thanks to Mim for the link.)

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