Christmas Spirit

I miss Christmas.

By this time last year, the living room smelled of fresh pine, I'd been singing Christmas songs since October, and the lights were all aglow on the tree.

This year, we opted out of decorating since our plans included being away for the holidays and since Hunter pretty much eats anything 3 feet off the ground.

But I miss the lights, the decorations, the Santas, the little Christmas village with the ice-skaters and the train that circles the tree...

Okay so maybe we didn't have ALL of that.

It's just that I never celebrated Christmas as a child since I didn't grow up Christian and we celebrated Persian New Year in March (a non-religious, cultural celebration of Spring).

Now that I married into a Christmas-celebrating family I like doing it BIG.

Go big or go home, right? Isn't that the American Christmas tradition?

Whatever it is, I am ALL about it so I feel kinda cheated this year that Hunter's 

first Christmas is non-existent at his home. Hopefully Grandma won't disappoint in Florida. 

Remembering back to last year, I was HUGE (kinda like this year) with baby in belly and loving the frigid weather. Until, like, February. When I was OVER it already! 

SO in Christmas spirit, I'll post a pic of our tree last year. And my belly. Well it's mainly my belly with a little bit of tree... 

Happy Holidays! Happy Chanukah! Merry Christmas! Seasons Greetings! Feliz Navidad! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy New Year!