With Christmas this week and Hanukkah in full swing I wanted to share a few of my favorite Holiday Traditions with you guys.
1. Red Cups on November 1st
2. Getting a new personalized Ornament each year for our tree…I did this growing up too
Ours is from The Vintage Pearl
3. Looking at lights in Highland Park and on Deloache in Dallas and seeing my favorite bears while drinking my favorite 7-11 Hot Cocoa(the best). This will be Andrew and my third year of doing this together. I have done this with family as long as I can remember. Literally I believe since birth.
4. Rewatching our favorite movies which include about 100 viewings of Home Alone 1 and 2, The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th St., The Holiday, Love Actually, The Family Man, The Family Stone…so many!!
5. A new one as of last year would be our matching Christmas Jammies 🙂
6. Christmas Day movies with my momma. Andrew comes too but my mom and I have always done this. I am so excited for what we pick out this year.
7. Having Beef Tenderloin and Twice Baked potatoes which is my absolute favorite meal!!!
8. Seeing everyones faces when they open their presents 🙂
9. Of course our now annual Holiday Cards! This is our one from this year
Ok, I LOVE YOUR FAMILY’S TRADITIONS. And thank you for mentioning “The Family Stone.” It’s a tear jerker but I have to watch it every Christmas along with both Home Alones 🙂 And we just started the Christmas jammies this year. So excited for that tradition to begin. Loved this!
Your traditions look like so much fun! I love your matching PJ’s. I may need to start that one someday! And the ornaments is one that I did growing up, too. I hope to continue it once I get married.
I love love love watching Home Alone and Love Actually those are two of my favorite Christmas movies. As far as traditions, I always have pancakes Christmas morning, and always open presents at midnight on Christmas Eve. Such a fun post! Merry Christmas!
We share many of your beloved traditions! Love Actually and Home Alone are two of my favs. 🙂 I have to admit I have thrown on my flannel PJ’s beginning in Nov. despite living in NC where it’s not nearly as cold as our home in OH. Beautiful family Christmas card, so romantic and full of love! I forgot how much I loved Home Alone and can’t wait to watch it with my little ones this week! We enjoy decorating the tree, making and decorating Christmas cookies and fudge together, and of course seeing Christmas lights around town! Merry Christmas!
Awww, I love this! We always bake and decorate sugar cookies on Christmas eve. The kiddos also get to open one gift on Christmas Eve each year, which is always PJs with packs of hot cocoa, bag of popcorn, and a Christmas movie. So of course our evening is filled with movies! =)
Lovely traditions!! Starbuck red cups always get me in the festive mood, nothing better than hot drinks while its cold outside!! I love your matching pj’s too, so cute!
Emily xx Emily May- Interior Design
How fun!! Your traditions are so much like mine. In fact, I think everything you listed is what I do as well… just in Kentucky, lol. Merry Christmas to you!
xx
Jenny // Mish Mosh Makeup
What wonderful traditions. I love how you’ve continued to do some from your childhood. I especially love the ornament tradition. Such a great idea. Looks like you’re having a fantastic holiday season 🙂
Aww! I love your traditions – and that ornament is too cute! We always go out to breakfast on Christmas Eve for Mikey’s birthday before starting the madness. I’d say that’s our oldest tradition.
I LOVE your holiday card! Such a cute idea “Married & Bright”! I wish I had thought of this for our Christmas cards for our first Christmas as Mr. & Mrs.! I agree with the Red Cups – one of my favorite signs that the Holiday’s are here.
My absolute favorite Christmas tradition from my husband’s family is the Christmas Eve Seven Fishes dinner. It is filled with great food, wine, and family – my three favorite things 🙂
Merry Christmas!!
These traditions are great! I also get a personalized ornament every year! My mom used to do it and now I have a bunch of fun ornaments throughout the years from my childhood!
We have a few similar traditions; coffee, movies, and look at the Christmas lights throughout the city. We would also make the best snacks like loaded nachos.
Completely agree with you on this list. Red Cups, Christmas Movies, Pajama Pants, Hot chocolate. I simply love the CHristmas Season if Florida would get some snow now i’d be happy!
Ours is from The Vintage Pearl
Ok, I LOVE YOUR FAMILY’S TRADITIONS. And thank you for mentioning “The Family Stone.” It’s a tear jerker but I have to watch it every Christmas along with both Home Alones 🙂 And we just started the Christmas jammies this year. So excited for that tradition to begin. Loved this!
Your traditions look like so much fun! I love your matching PJ’s. I may need to start that one someday! And the ornaments is one that I did growing up, too. I hope to continue it once I get married.
I love love love watching Home Alone and Love Actually those are two of my favorite Christmas movies. As far as traditions, I always have pancakes Christmas morning, and always open presents at midnight on Christmas Eve. Such a fun post! Merry Christmas!
Such fun traditions! I LOVE Home Alone! I plan on watching it tomorrow night! 🙂
We share many of your beloved traditions! Love Actually and Home Alone are two of my favs. 🙂 I have to admit I have thrown on my flannel PJ’s beginning in Nov. despite living in NC where it’s not nearly as cold as our home in OH. Beautiful family Christmas card, so romantic and full of love! I forgot how much I loved Home Alone and can’t wait to watch it with my little ones this week! We enjoy decorating the tree, making and decorating Christmas cookies and fudge together, and of course seeing Christmas lights around town! Merry Christmas!
Awww, I love this! We always bake and decorate sugar cookies on Christmas eve. The kiddos also get to open one gift on Christmas Eve each year, which is always PJs with packs of hot cocoa, bag of popcorn, and a Christmas movie. So of course our evening is filled with movies! =)
Lovely traditions!! Starbuck red cups always get me in the festive mood, nothing better than hot drinks while its cold outside!! I love your matching pj’s too, so cute!
Emily xx
Emily May- Interior Design
Twice baked potatoes are my favorite too! ♥
These are such great traditions! red cup season is the best season!
I love seeing the faces of my loved ones as well when they open their gifts. Merry Christmas. Continue making more traditions.
How fun!! Your traditions are so much like mine. In fact, I think everything you listed is what I do as well… just in Kentucky, lol. Merry Christmas to you!
xx
Jenny // Mish Mosh Makeup
OK girl, your cards are so CUTE AND CLEVER. “Married and bright”???? That’s a win.
lovelovelove,
Erica
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What wonderful traditions. I love how you’ve continued to do some from your childhood. I especially love the ornament tradition. Such a great idea. Looks like you’re having a fantastic holiday season 🙂
I love your Christmas tradition photos!!!! Merry Christmas!!
Tamales on Christmas Eve and puppy Christmas sweaters!
Aww! I love your traditions – and that ornament is too cute! We always go out to breakfast on Christmas Eve for Mikey’s birthday before starting the madness. I’d say that’s our oldest tradition.
I LOVE your holiday card! Such a cute idea “Married & Bright”! I wish I had thought of this for our Christmas cards for our first Christmas as Mr. & Mrs.! I agree with the Red Cups – one of my favorite signs that the Holiday’s are here.
My absolute favorite Christmas tradition from my husband’s family is the Christmas Eve Seven Fishes dinner. It is filled with great food, wine, and family – my three favorite things 🙂
Merry Christmas!!
Great Christmas memories, Neely, and I love your Christmas card……I’m sure everyone was pleased to get it. Merry Christmas
Aww, you guys are so cute! I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
These are great traditions! I love collecting ornaments! It looks like you and your husband have lots of fun together!
Personalized ornaments was something new we introduced to our traditions this year. I think it will make every year feel special 🙂
These traditions are great! I also get a personalized ornament every year! My mom used to do it and now I have a bunch of fun ornaments throughout the years from my childhood!
We have a few similar traditions; coffee, movies, and look at the Christmas lights throughout the city. We would also make the best snacks like loaded nachos.
Completely agree with you on this list. Red Cups, Christmas Movies, Pajama Pants, Hot chocolate. I simply love the CHristmas Season if Florida would get some snow now i’d be happy!
We have beef tenderloin, too! Yum yum! Love your new ornament for this year- very cute!