Just a Few things to Get You in the Mood. The Christmas Mood That Is!

I know Christmas is only a couple days away, so we better pack in the Christmas fun now before we have to wait another year for an excuse to make everything sparkly, twinkly, and smell like cinnamon and peppermint.

1. Hot cocoa! Lots and lots of hot cocoa with marshmallows, whipped cream, cinnamon sticks, candy canes, and everything else jammed into a perfect mug of creamy chocolatey goodness. Did I mention I really like love hot cocoa a lot!
   
2. Christmas in a teapot. Save all those orange, lemon, and apple peels (dry or freeze them) then when the time comes, stick them in the teapot with some water, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and whatever else smells like Christmas and simmer away! Your house will wreak of Christmas in the most wonderful of ways.
3. Christmas movie madness! What better way to get in the holiday spirit? Just a few to get you started:
• Christmas Vacation
• Elf
• A Christmas Story
• Miracle on 34th Street
• The Polar Express
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• Scrooged
• The Santa Clause  
4. Singing Christmas carols. "The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear." Buddy the elf. Go on, let it out! Don't you feel more Christmasy already?
5. Cookie eating baking/decorating! Get out all that sugar you hide from yourself all year long and go crazy! 

Yummy chocolate crinkle cookies!

 Now, go get your Christmas scents simmering, grab a beautifully decorated cookie or twelve, fill the biggest mug you have with some rich velvety hot cocoa, curl up to a Christmas movie of your choice, and belt it out to every Christmas song on the soundtrack!

It doesn't hurt to do all of these things with a few of your favorite people too. Enjoy!