December Goals

November went by so quickly this year.  It was full of sickness, birthday festivities, traveling, Thanksgiving, cold weather and just seemed to be over in the blink of an eye.  We enjoyed thanksgiving with our families and are fully ready to embrace the holidays.  I got lots done last month and I'm most excited to say that my Christmas shopping is DONE!!!!  I have NEVER been done shopping before December even started and I'm thinking I am going to have to keep this tradition up for years to come.

Recap of my November Goals:

1. Put the finishing details on my family's Cousin Christmas gift exchange letters and mail them out this week.

2. Take down Halloween and decorate for Thanksgiving.  I do not decorate for Christmas BEFORE Thanksgiving.  Let's just enjoy one holiday at a time please :)

3. Keep my DSLR handy and snap a few, great pictures every day.

4. Make an apple pie and do a blog post about pie crust tips

5. Have a lunch date with my neighbor one Saturday

6. Continue my Christmas shopping - I start shopping months in advance so that I don't have to spend all of December shopping.  I just bought my wrapping paper this past weekend so I'm hoping to start wrapping as I buy the gifts.

7. Buy plastic holiday plates for Olive to use

8. Plan a play date with a friend

9. Spend my birthday money :)

10. Volunteer to bring treats to one of my mom's groups at church

11. Renew my Sams membership

12. I'd love to get a fire pit for our backyard, eat s'mores and get more pine straw for our landscaping.

December 2014 Goals

1. Do a North Pole breakfast for Olive

2. Buy & decorate a real Christmas tree

3. Have some backyard bonfire date nights

4. Wrap all Christmas gifts by mid-month

5. Make a homemade gingerbread house

6. Make and deliver plates of sugar cookies to my neighbors

7. Drive around to look at Christmas lights

8. Watch Christmas movies on TV together

9. Make Christmas goodies for Kevin's co-workers

10. Go to a Christmas parade

11. Take Olive to see Santa

12. Make a few new ornaments for Olive's tree

13. Give my hubby candy for St. Nick's Day

14. Go to the live nativity at our church & the Christmas program

15. Make and send out Christmas cards to our family& friends

16. Update my Christmas card address list

17. Listen to Christmas music

18. Work on 10 guest blog posts for Mississippi Women Bloggers all month
19. Drink several mugs of hot chocolate
20. Have a lunch date with Kevin

Hoping to squeeze in a lot of fun and family time this month!

What are you up to this month??