The Christmas Sweater, memory provoking and one of the best holiday traditions; for us at least. Every year we have a tacky/holiday sweater party to kickoff the holiday season. In honor of our party being this past weekend, we are dedicating this post to Christmas memories, holiday sweaters and celebrating together.
Erica’s Christmas Flashback
When I saw this old Christmas picture the first thing that came into my mind what how much I miss being a kid. I remember the excitement of waking up on Christmas morning to a display of presents that had been delivered by “Santa” while I was fast asleep. I vividly recall one Christmas coming down to find the plate of cookies that I had left for Santa and carrot left for Rudolph had been partially eaten and I was so thrilled – it was all so real. I remember lying in bed wide awake every Christmas Eve as I eagerly awaited Santa’s visit. To this day I still hold dear the Christmas traditions from childhood. Decorating the tree, making cookies, and watching classic Christmas movies with my mom every year keeps the magic of Christmas alive and helps me to feel a little bit of that same wonder that I felt when I was a child.
Brooke’s Christmas Flashback
I was the second child, so when faced with the task of finding a memory provoking holiday photo, finding one of me solo just wasn’t happening. Of course, there were many of my older brother cheesing in front of the tree with his new Christmas treasures, but once I came along, he was forced to always pose with the little sister. I joked with my parents that they must not have loved me as much since there were less pictures of me, but really the truth is, all of my Christmas memories include him, so a picture together was the best fit. I remember spending every Christmas eve in our rooms watching movies so Santa could come and deliver presents unseen. We were both so excited we could hardly sleep of course. When morning came, we woke up extra early and ran to our parents room to wake them up; sometimes opening our stockings before they got up because the wait was just too unbearable. We opened gifts avoiding pictures and spent the rest of the day playing with our new treasures and visiting with family. Every holiday was the same until we reached our teens and he enlisted in the Marine Corps. There were a couple Christmases spent without him, but luckily for our family, there were only a few that we had to spend apart. Now that were
all grown up we don’t tear into our stockings in the wee morning hours of Christmas together, but for the most part, the day is still spent together, as it always should be.
Let the Celebration Begin
Our celebrations started out separately, but thanks to one big brother, we have become family turned friends and have been making holiday memories together for the last five years. More memories were made this weekend at our annual holiday party, where we donned cute sweaters courtesy of Boohoo, laughed with friends and snuck in a few puppy dog kisses along the way.
Shop this post: On Brooke – Sweater c/o Boohoo | Shoes | Jeans | Shirt | Bow On Erica – Sweater c/o BoohooNow for the link-up. We are so excited to have Katie of
Hot Tea and the Empty Seat co-hosting the Oh, Hey Girl link-up with us this week!
Our link-up feature this week is Jenna of Sincerely Jenna Marie in her cutie pie cardigan! We love this outfit for many reasons, the biggest being her cozy and adorable cardigan, but the doggie may have won her some extra brownie points!
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