536-Happy Holiday Traditions

Reflecting on how holiday traditions can make us happy. 

 

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I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and holiday traditions are so fun, right?  Today, I’m curious what your holiday traditions are.  I love learning what people do, what is fun and how they bring joy into the holidays.  Traditions are hopeful, they bring us happiness and it’s fun to have something to look forward to, that makes you happy.  

 

Last year in my membership community I asked this question and the answers varied from cutting down the christmas tree to being mindful and remembering the sentiment around the season and how it should last all year long.  

 

For us, we have lots of traditions.  Going to Christmas Eve church and then looking at Christmas lights around town is always so fun for us.  

 

We also have a tradition of gingerbread house decorating with our dear friends Marcela and Emelina.  We’ve been doing this with the kids for almost 10 years.  

 

I’m obsessed with matching Christmas jammies, so that has to be a tradition at this point.  Although, the children are less excited as they used to be, especially now that I have a high schooler, but you know what - they do it with little to no fussing because they know how happy it makes me.  

 

Oh, also, when I decorate the tree, I play Kenny Rogers and Alabama holiday albums, like my mom did.  

 

I stole a tradition from my sister, the wrapping paper under the tree on Christmas morning always has Santa on it.  He’s so clever, his elves wrap my sister’s presents with Santa paper too.   

 

I think it’s so fun to hear what traditions other families have, so please, share!!  We need the ideas and you might just inspire someone else to start a new tradition. 

 

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