I had a whole post planned (sort of) about Christmas traditions and how much I love them, but instead of coming up with coherent sentences I found myself just looking at pictures I’ve taken this season. I love this time of year and try to pack as much into the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas as humanly possible. It generally means I’m a little burnt out come January 2nd, but it’s totally worth it.

So without further ado, here are some of my favorite things so far in 2013:

I never get tired of light displays. Even when it’s twenty degrees out.

The design is done with floating apples. How cool is that?!

I love historical homes, especially when they decorate with fake food for the holidays!

This tree was my favorite in a display created by children. Candy apples and cookies… I’m sensing a theme here.

Me: Time to write a blog post I think.

My Brain: You’re kidding, right?

Me: It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. People are going to think I gave up.

My Brain: …..

Me: Plus those posts during NaNoWriMo were… festive.

My Brain: You expected me to come up with 50,000 words in one month. You’re lucky those posts weren’t in Klingon.

Me: But NaNo is over, so back to the blog!

My Brain: You do realize those words had to be strung together right? In real sentences. That made sense.

Me: Yes I do. But now…

My Brain: ALL 50,000 OF THEM.

Me: But we’ve got some great strange foods to try and…

My Brain: I DO NOT CARE. AND I AM NOT LISTENING TO YOU. LALALALALALA.