It's a magical night,even more so than Christmas Day. My mother always said anticipation is better than realization and I think she was right. Every year we put so much time and effort into shopping, cooking and buying the perfect gift,we put so much anticipation into Christmas Day. We go out of our way into making the Christmas season a magical time for our children. One tradition I started with my son was ringing sleigh bells outside my sons window after I put him to bed. It's somthing he never forgets. There is always a certain smell in the house christmas eve I love. Maybe its the combination of fire, the tree or maybe its the baked goods, or even the wrapping paper, but its a fragrance I love. This year I recreated some of my favoirte things my mother made when I was growing up. Just eating some of these things brings me back to yesterday and I enjoy every minute of memory lane. Time seems to stand still on Christmas Eve, its all in the anticipation of Christmas day.
