Christmas! I love it! I bet you do, too. I love the crisp winter air, the smells of evergreens and cinnamon and hot cocoa and peppermint. I love the twinkling lights on trees and the pretty packages wrapped up with bows under them. I love the sounds of the Salvation Army bells ringing, fires crackling in the fireplace, and even the hokie Christmas music playing everywhere. It all puts me “in a holiday mood.” It truly is “the most wonderful time of the year.”

But I also hate it! . . . (more…)