wrapping: lots of presents, because (a) my shopping is almost done and (b) I think the tree looks even better with pretty packages underneath! Including a new scooter for Hendrik, these fun inflatable camp chairs for my nephews, and a whole bunch of books for lots of people.
baking: my yearly tradition cutout cookies, of course, but having signed up to bring cookies to a few church and other festivities I thought it would also be a great excuse to try out these spiced oatmeal cookies with brown butter icing. We might default to sugar cookies or peppermint flavoring this time of year, but these spiced ones also sound perfectly seasonal and delicious.
lighting: all the things. My favorite thing about December is the twinkle lights on the tree in the evenings - makes things feel so cozy and festive at the same time - plus I've got my auto-timer flameless candles on the mantle, regular candles in the kitchen, and these candles in the windows (a very common decoration in our historic district houses, which I just love seeing when I drive down the street!).
sending: the last few of my Christmas cards, since I ordered them almost a month ago (yeah!) and addressed them over the weekend. Now hoping some others were early on theirs too so that this fun mail starts arriving soon in my own mailbox.
enjoying: all the seasonal things our town has on offer, especially because we're in walking distance to all of them! Downtown always feels so cozy and festive with how it's decorated, and we love heading down for things like the Christmas lights parade, holiday market, and more.
Now I can't wait to hear how you're enjoying this time of year, no matter which holiday(s) you celebrate - and wish you all joy in the New Year as well! (And hope you'll celebrate that by coming back on January 1 to talk about how your 2020 is kicking off in what you're currently resolving, reading, cleaning, creating, and planning.)
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