Things to do before the Holidays

Usually my post here are spiritual in nature and hopefully make you think about Christ, but this one is just plain random. Here is a list of things to do before the holidays. Now these things may be physically done or done in thought, but any red blooded American will do these before the holidays.

1. buy presents: this is no brainer. we will all buy presents for people we love or people we know, but just don't want to feel guilty about not getting them somethings at the next Christmas party.

2. Christmas parties- Each and everyone of us will go to a Christmas party, whether we are popular or not, and enjoy a good ole fashion game of dirty Santa, sweets to fill our cavities with, and enough egg nog to make a cow sick.

3. Egg nog- this is a new one to my life. Egg nog was not bought or consumed growing up in my house, but over the last couple of years it has become quite an enjoyable treat around the holiday season.

4. Christmas music- Christmas music is a lot like oysters... it is an acquired taste. Also Christmas music is like a bad scary movie... no matter what channel you tune your radio to... you cannot escape it. It is impossible to not hear one Christmas song over the Christmas season.

5. Christmas movies- If you love sappy inspirational movies about how life is so much better at Christmas time or a moral lesson being learned about the importance of family and contentment... then look no further than the Christmas holidays. We all will sit down at least once this year to a glass of egg nog and its a wonderful life or a movie like it.

These are just a few of the things we will do over the Christmas season. Whether you like these duties or not, the magic, or the lack thereof, of Christmas will suck you into these 5 holiday traditions of Christmas. Merry Christmas and enjoy the egg nog.