A Bit of Christmas Cheer

I am so happy December is finally here.

It scares me that this will be my first Christmas without my family.

I hope I don't spend it alone;

I don't like being alone on family holidays.

But then again I would prefer to be alone than with someone I don't want to spend the holidays with.

What a conundrum.

Hm...

Well either way;

I will have snow.

I will have Christmas trees.

...and lights!

....and food!

{mostly christmas cookies}

that, of course, includes gingerbread houses...

:) .

....and more snow!

AND MORE COOKIES!

Christmas cheer! Mistletoe kisses! Laughter! Calvin & Hobbes snowmen! Coatsandhatsandbootsandscarves! Gifts! Joy! Carols! Hot Chocolate! Baby Jesus! 

And much more of course... I just get carried away with excitement. 

:)

I really hope this month is a good one.

I'm praying very hard for this.

Fingers crossed!

Our house in NH on Christmas Eve; the moon bright above it.

My favorite room during Christmas; The Piano room. My mom let me set up the Christmas Village when I became old enough to not break anything.

My father; the King of Cheese. He always breaks them out for a tasting of cheeses, Salamis, Prosciutto and grape juices from Italy, after our huge annual Christmas Party,  for any of the guests who are smart enough to stay a little later.

My first Christmas in Zollikofen, Switzerland.

Samichlaus and I. 1991

My sister, Kimberly, and I making Christmas cookies =)

My mother with my dads Irish Setter, Scarlett, our first dog, a Bernese-Apenzeller Mountain Dog mix named  Odie, and our Collie, Bonnie-Lass.

Finding our first Christmas tree in NH to chop down!

My sister and I last year

Happy Christmas!