Yay for Day 2 of mine and Victoria’s It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year link up! I really enjoyed reading through everyone’s list and did get some great ideas of things I should have added to my own list 😉 haha!
Today, we’re going to be sharing all about our Christmas traditions!
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Christmas Season
Christmas Parade–I’ve gone to our little town’s Christmas parade my entire life, and once Dustin and I got married, we continued that tradition since he’s not originally from our little town. Thursday night is the Christmas parade this year and I’m really excited because it will be cold, too!
Shaneyfelt Christmas Light Drive By–Another thing I used to do as a child was ride around with my family looking at Christmas lights. After reading about Shay’s Jammy Cocoa Christmas, I decided Dustin and I could still drive around and look at Christmas lights, but in comfy clothes and with coffee! I named it the Shaneyfelt Christmas Light Drive By because our first year he drove way too fast down the streets and the lights were all a blur. Last year I could have renamed it the Shaneyfelt Christmas Light Creep By since he drove the correct speed down the streets ha! Let’s hope this year we’re still creeping by the houses!
Galaxy of Lights–Dustin surprised me with dinner + the Galaxy of Lights our first married Christmas and it was amazing to drive through. The botanical garden also has a walk through night at the beginning of the season, and I would love to try that one year! This is a tradition that I wouldn’t mind doing every few years!
During the Christmas season, I also enjoy watching lots of classic Christmas movies, new Hallmark Christmas movies, and having a gingerbread house building competition with my sister.
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve gifts–We started the tradition of giving each other a small gift ($10 and under) on Christmas Eve early on in our relationship. We started it because it gave us a moment alone to exchange something small before we spent Christmas with our families and exchanged our big gifts in front of them….sometimes privacy is wanted! We used to eat lunch at Chick-fil-A on Christmas Eve before exchanging our gifts, but last year Dustin had to work. I’m ready for him to be off on a Christmas Eve so we can bring back the CFA tradition!
Christmas Eve church service–We always attend the Christmas Eve service at church before heading to Dustin’s family to exchange gifts and eat.
Christmas Day
Christmas morning gift exchange–Before we head out to my dad’s side for Christmas morning, Dustin and I exchange our own gifts. Last year he had to work on Christmas, so that meant opening gifts at 3:30 AM…eek! It was really special sharing that moment together, but it really made me appreciate the fact that both of my parents had jobs where they were off every Christmas AND it makes me look forward to the years when Dustin’s rotation is not on Christmas!
On Christmas day, we also do Christmas breakfast with my dad’s side and then dinner with my mom and stepdad.
I can’t wait to read what other Christmas traditions y’all have! I feel like as a married couple, there aren’t as many traditions as when you have children and you try to create memories for them. I know that once we do have children, we’ll definitely be doing a daily advent activity (D and I each do our own advent study) in order to point our children to Christ.
Be sure to link up with us for our next link up days!
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December 7th Home Tour
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December 8th Christmas Gift Guide
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December 9th What’s In My Bag: Christmas Edition
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December 12th Favorite Holiday Recipes
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December 13th Your Holiday Outfits
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December 14th Christmas Card
December 15th How do you make Christmas about more than gifts and the craziness associated with the season?
