.Christmas.

Don't you agree? I love Christmas time. It's probably my favorite holiday. 

No, IT IS my favorite holiday. :)

- take a listen to one of my favorite Christmas songs -

Some of my favorite things in the Christmas Season are, 

 Cringla, a Norwegian cookie we've made every Christmas ever since I was little -

Making Sugar Cookies and decorating them with the family - Singing and Dancing to 'All I want For Christmas is you' with my siblings - Setting up and Decorating the Christmas Tree the day after Thanksgiving - Cutting out paper snowflakes - Hanging Christmas lights around the house - Going to cookie exchanges - Going Caroling - The Piano Guys Christmas Videos - Driving around neighborhoods to look at people's Christmas lights - Finally being able to wear scarves and cute hats cuz it's cold enough - Wrapping gifts - Ugly Christmas Sweater parties - Watching Christmas movies like White Christmas & Elf - Going to Family Christmas Parties that have been a tradition for over 60 years - Opening gifts Christmas morning - Celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

.Marie.

I have known Marie going on 15 years now. We grew up on the central coast together for 10 of those years.  Many memories have been made. Some of our fun memories consist of playing pollys and American girl dolls, eating Oreos and milk late at night with our families, dressing up as the refined ladies of the south and their escorts, riding horses, going on walks, staying up until the early hours of the morning talking and laughing ;) but most recently we went on a mini hike/photo shoot. It was a lot of fun got some really good pictures as well as silly ones. ;)

oh how i wish this was in focus!

this one is my personal favorite!!! ^^^

Marie I love you so much! You are such a great friend. Don't know what I would do without you!! 

-Malorie Anna