Merry Christmas!! I love all of the traditions that surround this time of year. It’s by far my favorite holiday! Spending time with loved ones, giving gifts that you know your friends and family are going to love, eating all sorts of yummy, bad-for-you food, lights/decorations…
These are 13 things that, for me, are tried and true, each and every year. My Christmas isn’t complete without them.
1. Tree
Rob and I went to a Christmas tree farm and cut down our own tree, which, needless to say, was a hilarious adventure.
2. Music
1. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays by N’Sync (Obnoxiously on repeat…)
2. What Christmas Means To Me by Hanson (No judgement, you know you like this, too!)
3. All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (Classic, duh)
4. Let It Snow! by Frank Sinatra
5. White Christmas by The Drifters
3. Movies
1. The Grinch (This one is my absolute fav!)
2. Home Alone (The first one only, Home Alone 2 isn’t my jam)
3. Elf (I’m not always a Will Ferrel fan, but this is a classic)
4. Cookies
[Photo: my Instagram!]
Growing up, Christmas cookies were something my family looked forward to. My mom would bake all of our favorites- ginger snaps, chocolate chip, coconut joys, and on and on! I made these Vegan Peanut Butter cookies this Thanksgiving, and Rob loves them so much, I’ve made them again for Christmas.
5. Breakfast
[Photo: PopSugar Fitness]
Rob and I are now fully committed to vegan living, so this year will be a little different than previous years (eggs, bacon, french toast, cinnamon rolls). We’re going to make vegan pancakes, soy sausages, tons of yummy fruit and of course, coffee!
6. Feast for Dinner
[Photo: Vegan Cookbook Aficionado]
Again, this year is going to be a little different. Both of our families would do traditional Christmas dinners complete with chicken, or a roast, mashed potatoes, etc. We’re going to be making some maple bourbon brussel sprouts (rob’s speciality, but here is a similar recipe), coconut mashed potatoes and a yummy grilled veggie angel hair pasta. It’s going to be gooooood!