Winter/Christmas Top Twenty Five List

Well it is that time to produce my favorites for winter list. Much harder for me than my autumn list. But to make it easier I have added in my why I like Christmas list and because there are so many reasons I have expanded the list to 25. Here goes.....................

1. Fresh undisturbed snowfall.
2. Huge snowflakes falling softly and quietly without a hint of wind. This is what I think of as
Christmas snow. A beautiful miracle.
3. Going for a walk in the woods in the snow and seeing the trees covered. Such beauty!
4. The beauty of Hoarfrost. The world looks to be bathed in crystal. A true winter wonderland.
5. Staying in when it is storming outside and watching the snow collect. Putting on warm
flannel pajamas and covering up with a blanket without a care in the world.
6. A beautiful sunny day making the snow sparkle like diamonds.
7. Milder winter days when the snow starts to melt and run like rivers down the road. On those
days I love to go for a walk and enjoy the warmth of the sun.
8. I love the days leading up to springtime. The snow that falls is spring snow and the smell of
spring is in the air.
9. Going on a winter picnic. Nobody else around. Having a fire and roasting hotdogs, drinking
hot chocolate out of a thermos and then roasting marshmallows before going home to a nice
warm house.
10. Tobogganing.
11. Christmas lights...driving around with a coffee or hot chocolate enjoying other people's lights
12. Decorating the house for Christmas.
13. Finishing the mundane chores like addressing cards and wrapping Christmas parcels.
14. Christmas music.
15. Walking through the decorated malls.
16. A full day of Christmas shopping. Coming home laden with Christmas swag. Nothing better
than finding a great deal.
17. The Christmas feast! All the home made goodies. Christmas chocolates. My butter tarts.
Christmas buns.
18. Getting together with family and friends and making fresh memories.
19. Remembering loved ones who are no longer with us.
20. All the Christmas traditions from years gone by.
21. The Christmas bells that Barb R and I exchanged so many years ago when we were 12. The
memory of those days and the warmth of the beginning of a life long friendship have never
left me.
22. Buying, wrapping and helping my Bailey open up her presents on Christmas morning and
the look of excitement and joy on her face. I'm missing her so much this Christmas!
23. The relief that Christmas is finally over on Jan 2nd.
24. Taking down the decorations.
25. Celebrating the birth of baby Jesus... the true reason for the season!!!!