Ok, so I love Christmas! I look forward to Christmas all year long! I wish that it was something that could last forever. Then, two days before Christmas, I am so exhausted from baking, shopping, wrapping, and everything else, that I can even imagine what Christmas day will be like. Every year I have the dream that this will be the year that Christmas will not be stressful and that I will have everything done with more than enough time to spare. I have this vision of me sitting on the couch with all of the beautiful lights around me while I sip cocoa and watch old Christmas movies. The reality...I am sitting here wrapping and baking while my kids and husband are all peacefully sleeping. I am stressed and already feel like I have gained 10 pounds because all that I have eaten today is the crumbs of cookies, broken chocolate pretzels and cookies that did not look perfect. Why do I do this to myself every year?

I almost want to start a club (like I need anything else to do!) that plans out what we need to do for Christmas starting 3 months in advance. Then, maybe I could have my night on the couch with cocoa!!