Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays SITSta!
This post is part of the Merry SITSmas Card blog tour.
Merry SITSmas!
Welcome to all of my SITS girlfriends hopping around the internet o’ holiday cheer. If we’ve never met before, let me just first thank you for stopping by my blog Hip As I Wanna Be! I truly appreciate your time and look forward to getting to know you better. Please leave a comment to let me know you’ve been by and I will be sure to explore your little home on the internet… pronto! (Oh and by the way… leave your twitter name as well. And let me know if you are planning on hitting Blogher in 2010, because I am and I would love to meet some new pals!)
I guess I should tell you a little bit about myself, huh? Well, since this is a holiday post, I think it is only right if I share some holiday info about myself… (If you want the real deal, hop on over here. )
Favorite holiday tradition? Christmas Elves. In our family Christmas Elves are a huge part of the holidays. You see, we believe that on Thanksgiving Santa dispatches his elves across the world to watch each individual boy and girl until Christmas Eve. Kind of like SANTA SPIES. (Yes, I get tons of “youbetterbegoodtheelvesarewatching” mileage out of this one.) If you are interested you can read more here.
Tinsel? Actually, yes. Or should I say... YES! (Exclamation point!) I am AWARE that the majority of the world is inclined to think that hanging tinsel on your Christmas tree is WHITE TRASH. I get it. I even agree. But you know what? I can’t have a tree without it. And just so you know….I BLAME MY MOTHER. Who, incidentally, ingrained the need for tinsel into my psyche at a young age and who NO LONGER uses it on HER tree. Come to think of it… no one else in my family uses tinsel anymore. They’ve all kicked the habit. I am the only junkie left in the family and early indicators show that I am already passing the preference along to my children. Poor things. <heavy sigh>
Holiday Song? “Breath of Heaven” by Amy Grant. Makes me bawl every time I hear it. Oh and another favorite is “Santa’s Got A Brand New Bag” by Shedaisy. Rockin’!
Favorite Christmas Cookie? Why, chocolate chip of course! My mom’s recipe.
Favorite gift of all time? An engagement ring from my (now) husband. Who could ask for anything better than true love? Second runner up, though, was a super tricked out “boom box” in eighth grade. I was uber cool that year. And that was the ONLY year. Coolness evaporated after that.
Favorite Holiday Movie? “Scrooge” starring Albert Finney. Never heard of that version? Oh, man…. classic!
So there you have it. You now know that I am a white trash tinsel loving, cookie eating, eggnog chugging, hopeless romantic who’s coolness ran out after eighth grade. Aren’t you glad you stopped by?!
Since you are such a lover of elves Jen you have to have to have to check out the book Elf on a Shelf! It is super cute! Builds a new tradition for the holiday. I love this!
http://www.elfontheshelf.com/#/home
I fell in love with them last year at Hallmark and Barnes & Nobel.
Love! Happy SITsmas to you too!
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Okay, now I have to check that Elf on a Shelf out…you are the third person to mention it to me!
Happy Monday! : )
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Love it! Breath of Heaven is sung every year at our Christmas Eve service- such a moving song! Merry Christmas =)
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Wishing you a Merry SITSmas as well. Mine will be up tomorrow.
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Thank you, Jen, for the endearing email. I have met some extraordinary bloggers in my journeys through the blogosphere, too.
I’m, too, thankful for all the wonderful people I’ve met via the blogging realm. Although we may have never met in person, I feel as though I’ve known them for a lifetime.
Thank you for being a blessing in my life, as well as the lives of others you have touched with your kindness.
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Laughing about the tinsel so hard…..I almost forgot! I miss you guys!! Hugs
Glad I stopped by. The cookies sound great. Merry SITSmas girl!
Merry SITSmas!!! And your love for tinsel reminds me of my MIL & SIL, SIL doesn’t think a tree is complete without it and can’t stand trees without it, lols.
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Merry SITSmas to you! I know my coolness ran out after about 6th grade, so kudos to you for hanging on to it for two more years!
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I got my ring at Christmas too—in Cabo San Lucas=)
Merry SITSmas to you and yours=)
Merry SITSmas! I love “Breath of Heaven” too! And your tinsel-talk reminded me of one of my most fun December memories… a “tinsel fight” with my friend. We ended up decorating each other and the floor way more than the tree!
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Now, when you say tinsel are you talking about that stringy silver stuff? If so, I’m coming over, because I really haven’t seen that since we talked my mom out of using it in the late 90s. Although since #1 insisted on clolored tree lights this year, I really considered snagging myself some, just to make the whole thing thematic!
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JennieG
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December 8th, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Oh yes! STRINGY STUFF, baby! And we have colored lights on the tree. Bring you over some Slim Jims and beer and we can have us a crazy, redneck time!
Great post! (now I feel like I need to go back & re do mine!)
Merry SITSmas! Hope you & your family have a wonderful holiday season! : )
My girls have magic elves, too! It’s great to use the “your elf is watching you” line! HA!
Merry SITSmas
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Merry SITSmas!!!
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Adorable! I’m looking forward to playing around in your archives!
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Have a very Merry SITSmas!
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Merry SITSmas!!! Breath of Heaven will make a girl cry for sure!
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I blame my mom for anything tacky that I like too! LOL
Wishing you a very merry SITSmas!
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LOvin your list. It is awesome! Merry SITS-mas.
tricked out boombox..ha ha.
Merry SITSmas!
Going to check out some of your other recent posts!
~Elizabeth
http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.blogspot.com
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Great Blog! Love reading you Christmas Favorites. Merry SITSmas!
I LOVE your blog! And you! Yay for SITSmas for finding more and more awesome bloggers!
And I love your list…I am hoping that next year Isabella will be old enough to know that elves do indeed watch her every.single.little.move…haha!
Merry SITSmas!
ps-twitter name is http://twitter.com/winey_mommy
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Merry SITSmas!! Lovely blog.
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As ALWAYS clever and hilarious post! Sorry I am late, but I am making my way through the entire SITSmas list, I want to visit everyone to wish everyone happy holidays! So Merry SITSmas!
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