a candle in the wind

“That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” -Great Gatsby

Things to accomplish this Christmas season:

• making dozens of caramel turtle cookies
• third annual Christmastime sleepover
• sleeping in to the wee hours of the afternoon (occasionally)
• holiday flick marathon: the holiday, just friends, a christmas story, mean girls, the grinch (cartoon version)
• going to the movies: princess & the frog, sherlock holmes, brothers
• late night starbucks run
• blogging, lots and lots
• 2010 new year's celebration with bottles of apple cider
• diving into a favorite book, including eloise
• endless cups of coffee
• driving around to see all the twinkle lights
• making playlists
• music video with friends
• all-nighters
• long drives at night, blasting music and singing loudly (and horribly)
• making people laugh
• searching for things to inspire
• my usual tradition of having the o.c. season one marathon, for i can not imagine celebrating "chrismukkah" without seth cohen
• finding a place for my framed magnet board to display pretty, pretty, pretty things
• sledding
• getting over my cold (i write this as i sneeze)
• keeping my room neat and tidy
• smiling, living, growing and creating