Merry Christmas 2015! Â It’s my favorite holiday and the most wonderful time of the year. Â Here are a few things I love about Christmas:
- Celebrating the birth of Jesus
- Family Time – Keeping old traditions and making some new ones!
- Christmas Music – Mostly traditional – don’t mess with Silent Night!
- Visiting my Parents in my Hometown in GA (we just returned a few days ago)
- Always Wishing for Snow on Christmas (rarely getting it)
- Cornbread Dressing, Cranberry Sauce & Mocha Punch
- Sounds of Christmas, Children’s Plays and Christmas Parties
- Planning Christmas Tablescapes
- Holiday Baking
After today, I’m taking a few days off from blogging to spend some quality holiday time with my family. I’ll have a house full of guests during the weekend of Christmas, so I’m making lists and checking them twice to make sure I have my pantry stocked and all my holiday baking complete. Â I can’t forget the Mocha Punch & Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas breakfast. Â It’s a family tradition.
Before all of this happens, I wanted to take a moment and let you know how much I appreciate each and every one of you. Â You keep coming back for more and for that, I’m grateful. Â I feel like I know many of you even though we’ve never met in person.
I’m also celebrating my 3rd blogging anniversary this month. Â If you’ve been around since then (thank you!!), you know that when I started my blog, I didn’t know one thing about blogging. Â Actually, I didn’t know what a blog was. Â I started blogging to share my favorite recipes and party tips because I couldn’t keep up with who had asked for what. Â Back then I had no way of knowing that in three short years, An Alli Event would become much more than just a little hobby blog. Â Thank you!
My wish is that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas! Â Remember, it doesn’t have to be perfect to be merry! Â I’ll “see” you all next week!
PS – Unless there’s a Christmas miracle, my snow wish will not come true this year, either.  The weather report shows that Christmas Eve will be partly cloudy with a high of 78º and Christmas Day will be 75º. Excuse me while I go look for my most festive shorts and flip flops.
