I Heart the Holidays

Every year on Christmas, my sister and I wake up super early - I am talking 5 or 6am early - and wake up my parents so that we can open our presents. To most, this seems like a pretty outrageous tradition. And I will be honest, the older I am getting, the more I am treasuring my sleep - meaning that we may have to start revising this holiday tradition. But nonetheless, every year, we are allowed to open one gift on Christmas Eve - which is usually pj’s - we wear those to bed that night so that we are up and ready come Christmas morning. Then we open presents, go back to sleep, then wake up and get ready for dinner - which is usually around 1 or 2pm (some “dinner”).

So this year, when I went home to change, I wanted to make sure I was wearing something a little bit nicer, rather than just a tee shirt and jeans. Insert: heart sweater, which seemed very apropos - seeing as how I really do “Heart the Holidays!” To which of course, my sister had some very nice feedback… “You look like a little girl…” Well, duh! Don’t we all want to dress ourselves as homage to our former, much younger, selves? I think most women deserve that at least once every now and then. ;)

And if you follow my instagram (@shaynawithlove), then you know how we go about grabbing our Christmas tree every year, too! After a couple hours of tree hunting in the freezing cold, we end up a little giggly and delirious. Do you blame us…?

What crazy traditions does your family have for the holidays? J