Things That Are Awesome, Vol. 54

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Laura

In a belated celebration of the season, the first half of this list is Christmas-related. The second half? Just your average, everyday awesome.

Bo Inspects the White House Holiday Decorations. So damn cute.
30 Dogs Who Think They Are Christmas Trees. I both find this adorable and wonder why so many people feel compelled to wrap their pets in Christmas lights. But mostly I find it adorable.
This is amazing: a Downton Abbey gingerbread house.
I love this so much: Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots perform “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
This cannot be real, right? Gangnam Style Christmas Lights.
As a lifelong Midwesterner, I find this article on point: 23 Reasons to Date a Midwesterner.
This cheered me up immensely during finals: The 40 Greatest Dog GIFs of All Time.
I love this movement: 26 Random Acts of Kindness for Sandy Hook.
I played in a handbell choir in elementary school and, let me tell you, we were not this good. Amazing.
This blew my mind: 53 Arrested Development Jokes You Probably Missed. I always knew this show had amazingly detailed jokes but…whoa.

(Image via Buzzfeed)

2012 Holiday Baking Extravaganza

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Laura

I have been on my break from school for six days now, but I feel more exhausted than ever. Why, you ask? The 2012 Holiday Baking Extravaganza.

My family hosted the big family Christmas party this year, and I was in charge of desserts. Despite the fact that, by my estimation, I made about as much food as last year, somehow this year it just seemed like so much more – more work, more kitchen mishaps, and more leftovers. We sent family members home with plates of cookies and there’s still a ton left.

So I’m tired and in a sugar coma, but nevertheless I’m pretty proud of this year’s creations. Here’s what we served:

Grandma’s Chocolate Chip Cookies:

I posted this recipe last year – it’s a family favorite, and was clearly the most popular dessert at the party. If there’s one treat I will make every year, it’s this one, hands down.

Salted Caramel Shortbread:

I found this recipe via Erica’s Sweet Tooth. It was pretty simple but I messed it up (I forgot to add the heavy cream initially, and I added it very late in the game – so I think it was too late to save the caramels). The flavors were tasty, but the consistency was off – the caramel came out rock hard, and after sitting out for a day, it only softened slightly. Sadly, you can’t win them all.

Red Velvet Fudge:

This fudge (recipe via I Am Baker) is the one treat on the list that I didn’t make myself. We realized (on Christmas Day) that we only had a meat thermometer on hand, and it wasn’t possible to get a candy thermometer at that point. I knew it would be tricky to get the fudge right without the thermometer and passed the task off to my dad, who’s a much (MUCH) better cook than I. This dessert turned out very well but, like all fudge, is crazy sweet (just a warning, if crazy sweet is not your thing).

Melting Moments and Peppermint Kisses:

Melting Moments are another traditional family favorite (I couldn’t find the exact recipe I used online, but here’s a similar one). Peppermint Kisses (via The Recipe Critic) are a new find, but they turned out really well.

Chocolate & Peppermint Dipped Pretzels:

These pretzels (via Sweet Savory Life) were a delicious snack, and super easy to make. I dipped them in white chocolate and garnished them with either red or green crushed candy canes.

Chocolate Pretzel Bites:

Much like the white chocolate dipped pretzels, these are super easy to make. They also happen to be my sister’s favorite (and another repeat from last year’s baking extravaganza).

Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites:

These Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites (via Created by Diane) were pretty yummy – they reminded me of cinnamon rolls. I overbaked the first batch, which was disastrous (think massively overflowing cream cheese filling), but the second batch was a winner for sure.

Chocolate Peppermint Cake Pops:

Peppermint cake pops were another repeat recipe from last Christmas. My recipe is based on this one from Food Coma, but I cut the frosting in half, only using about 1 cup for the filling – using much more frosting makes them mushy, in my experience.

Mini Peppermint Cheesecakes:

This recipe (via Annie’s Eats) ended up being my favorite dessert of all, as it was both beautiful and extremely tasty. The mini cheesecakes looked intricate yet were relatively simple to make (the chocolate ganache topping was the trickiest part – and did test my patience – but it still turned out fine).

Holiday Baking Extravaganza

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Laura

Note: This is the last of my holiday baking posts, I swear.

By this time, it might be clear that I baked a ton of stuff in the days after I got home from law school and before our big family Christmas party. Part of this was because I live in a glorified dormitory for law students, meaning I have no kitchen and thus miss cooking. And the other part of this was because we had a lot of people coming over and just needed a lot of stuff.

In the end, I think my mom and I grossly overestimated how many goodies we’d need. We sent platefuls of cookies home with family members and we still have a ton left. Seriously, if you live in southeastern Michigan, I will deliver a platter of cookies to you. (Kidding. Stranger danger is real, y’all).

In addition to the afore-blogged (see what I just did there?) chocolate chip cookies and marshmallow reindeer, here’s a look at what I made.

M&M and Hershey Pretzels:

I don’t know if these have a real name, but they’re basically the easiest thing you could ever make – put some Hershey’s kisses atop pretzels, pop them in the oven for a few minutes, and then plop some M&Ms on them immediately once you remove them from the oven. Super simple, super cute, and super tasty.

Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macarons:

I’m generally not a fan of coconut, but these turned out to be one of my favorite treats. The recipe is technically from Weight Watchers, but I figured out that if you followed the WW portion size, you would end up with what I can only imagine would be Hershey’s Kiss-sized macarons. So, I cheated and made them a little bigger (okay, a lot). It had to be done, in the name of Christmas.

Candy Cane Bark:

These were fun to make – I felt kinda like a chocolate artiste as I swirled around the two different melted chocolates to make a pretty pattern. They are also delicious but insanely rich – you might want to have more than one piece, but you will regret it, I swear. Also, I think my family began to hate me while I was making these – I put candy canes in a Ziploc bag and hammered them to get the peppermint bits. But really, is there any other way? Also, hammering candy canes is kinda fun.

Molasses Crinkles:

I was not jazzed about making these, but they’re a favorite of my Grandpa’s. I still have yet to eat one, but everyone else assures me they’re delicious. My major takeaway from this recipe is that molasses, straight out of the jar, is gross. Seriously, have you smelled it? It’s like something died inside there. And if that doesn’t make you want to bake this cookie, I’m not sure what will.

Cake Pops:

I think these might’ve been my favorite treat of all. They are simple to make but incredibly delicious. Also, not to brag (which means I’m about to brag), but all my aunts and uncles kept saying they looked professionally made. They turned out so cute!

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies:

These were also in the running for best Christmas treat. I love red velvet anything, so that’s why I chose to make them. You don’t add much peppermint extract at all, but the flavor still comes through really strongly. So delish.

Pinterest Projects: Marshmallow Reindeer

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Laura

Are you on Pinterest? It is, hands down, one of my favorite ways to waste time. I’ve been on it for about 10 months now, and I’ve amassed a nice little collection of about 2,000 pins in that time. However, one thing that occurred to me recently is that people (myself included) probably spend hours (and hours) on there pinning things but never actually doing those things. I mean, think of all the clothes we never buy, the food we never cook, and the crafty projects we never make. Isn’t that kind of sad? Pinterest is supposed to be a place to curate inspiration, but is something really inspiring if it doesn’t inspire you to do anything?

So, it’s my goal (as time permits) to start actually taking some of my Pinterest inspirations and making them a reality in my everyday life (and blogging about them, of course). And since I got this idea in December, there’s probably no better place to start than Christmas goodies, right?

I mentioned yesterday that my family hosted the big family Christmas party this year. Quite a few of my cousins are still young, so I thought it would be cool to make some treats that would be fun for them. I found these reindeer on Pinterest – fashioned from marshmallows and chocolate – and knew they would be perfect (the original source is here).

They weren’t that difficult to make, but they do take a bit of finesse, especially with the pretzel antlers. I had a couple incidents that involved precariously-balanced pretzel antlers falling off, fingers covered in hot melted chocolate trying to fix said antlers, and me yelling in frustration. But overall, it wasn’t bad.

My general process for making the reindeer (slightly different from the linked instructions) was to dip the marshmallow – generously – in the melted chocolate, hold the stick horizontally and attach the eyes/nose (hold it in that position for awhile as to avoid a reindeer face melting catastrophe a la Raiders of the Lost Ark), stick it in the foam, and then attach the pretzel antlers. It took awhile to perfect that routine, but once I did, it was relatively smooth sailing.

Here’s a closer look at the reindeer-making process -

My assembly line (make sure to have all this set up in advance, before you melt your chocolate):

Mom dipping a reindeer:

Mom assembling a reindeer face:

The almost-finished product:

The finished product, with little bows:

A puppy who was very curious about the process:

Best way to finish up leftover chocolate? Dip orange slices into it:

Things That Are Awesome, Vol. 15 (Christmas Edition!)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Laura

(image via Dustjacket Attic)

This week’s compilation of awesome things, with a super special Christmas-y flavor:

If you only click one link from this post, let it be this one – a Puppy Christmas. Honestly, this makes me happier than any video I’ve ever seen. Ever.
A Deck the Halls flash mob. Who doesn’t love a good flash mob, am I right?
Kate Spade’s holiday ad. Oh so colorful – I adore it.
Banana Republic’s holiday campaign, featuring Karen Elson. Sophisticated + glamorous.
Dancing with an iPod in Public: Christmas Edition. I laughed so hard. The only word for this is “exuberant.” I love it. Also, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is clearly in the running for best Christmas song ever. Definitely in the top 5, at least. (And on that note – how about even more people dancing to “All I Want for Christmas Is You”? Check out this and this.)
A Homemade Holiday at Ruche. All these DIY projects are fantastic; I wish I had had time this holiday season to be more crafty. Also – two more DIY projects I love: a flower bauble wreath and a “Let Your Heart Be Light” glitter banner.
Abed and Troy’s Christmas Rap from Community’s Christmas episode. Why don’t more people watching this show?!
Hate Actually? A list of all the things that are annoying (and all the things that are awesome) about Love Actually. But, let’s be honest – ultimately this list is really about why we all love Love Actually no matter what.
Hey Jimmy Kimmel, I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present. Not going to lie, I laughed a lot at this. But aren’t these parents just a little bit cruel?
And finally – the classic Christmas movie of my childhood was definitely Home Alone. Here are 12 things you probably didn’t know about the movie.

Looking for more awesome of the non-holiday flavor? Check out the awesome archives.

Great Christmas Moments in Pop Culture

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Laura

I had fun compiling my list of Thanksgiving pop culture moments, and as I was thinking about it, I realized there are many (many) more for Christmas. So, herein, my very favorite pop culture Christmas gems:

Beth Gets Her Piano (Little Women): If you can watch this scene without tearing up, you have no heart. It gets me every time – I think it’s mostly because of the way Claire Danes plays the scene. Her reaction is just so spot-on, overwhelmed and confused and overjoyed, all at the same time.

“Just In Cases” (Love Actually): Well, first of all, this scene involves Colin Firth, so that’s pretty much enough to merit inclusion right there. But, in case you weren’t convinced – I love how this scene builds up – how he goes to her home and she’s not there, and then he walks through town (trailed by random Portuguese family members and townsfolk), and then he goes to the restaurant and sees her standing upstairs. And then afterward, when he says, “You learned English?” and she responds, “Just in cases.” Perfect.

Pam’s Teapot (The Office): This was at the height of the heartbreaking Jim/Pam dynamic on the Office, and it was yet another one of those moments that was so lovely but at the same time so gut-wrenching. Basically, Jim draws Pam’s name in Secret Santa, and he gets her the most perfectly sweet gift, and then Michael messes things up (per usual) and turns it into a Yankee swap, and Dwight ends up with the teapot, and Pam has to trade an iPod to get it back, but she does (because we know that she secretly loves Jim, even though she might not know it yet) (and that was the most run-on sentence I’ve ever written).

In Excelsis Deo (The West Wing): The season 1 Christmas episode still gives me chills, particularly the last scene. The burial part is just executed perfectly, and then I love how, in the parallel scene, the senior staff lines up one by one to listen to the choir. Not shown in the video I linked is another great little moment – when Josh gives Donna, who has been bothering him the entire episode about getting her a present, a book with a sweet inscription in it. Great moment. (And man, did it take forever for those two to get together or what?!)

All I Want for Christmas Is You (Love Actually): This is sort of the big climax scene, where most of the characters come together at a children’s Christmas show. I love when they sing “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” because the little girl totally kills it. I mean, even better than Mariah, I think (sacrilege!). Anyway, I also love how the curtain comes up on Hugh Grant and his assistant making out, but not for the reason you think. What kills me is Alan Rickman’s reaction shot in the audience – cheering and whistling. I don’t know why, but I always find that so funny. Maybe because I always think of him as a serious, stuffy British actor, but in this scene he’s anything but.

The Reindeer Jumper (Bridget Jones’s Diary): Okay, I believe this scene technically takes place on New Year’s Day, but it’s still the holiday season so I’m counting it (plus, reindeer clearly equals Christmas). This is the moment that establishes Mr. Darcy as a complete dork, and even though he’s kind of jerk in this scene, you just know he’s going to turn out wonderful. I also love that this scene introduces Bridget’s propensity for extremely awkward over-sharing (“Was at a party in London last night, I’m afraid I’m a bit hungover…Wish I could be home with my head in a toilet like all normal people…”)

Exchanging Presents (While You Were Sleeping): I think this is one of the most underrated romantic comedies (and movies) ever. It stars a pre-fame Sandra Bullock, and I just love it, even though it has basically the cheesiest setup ever. I particularly love the scene where she goes over to the Callaghan family’s home to exchange Christmas presents. I think the look on Sandra Bullock’s face is just perfect – she doesn’t have any family of her own, and so she feels both happy and sad at being included in this family’s tradition. Also, Bill Pullman is really cute in this movie (which is not something I ever thought I’d say).

Phoebe’s Christmas Song (Friends): I think Friends truly excelled during its Thanksgiving episodes, but it had some solid Christmas moments too. Because I always love a good Phoebe song, I have to give props to her Christmas song. I also love how, in desperation because their names don’t rhyme with anything, she just does a crazy amount of mumbling after saying “Chandler and Rachel.” (Earlier, to Rachel: “Do you have a nickname? Did your dad ever call you, like, Budolph?”)

Tim + Dawn (British Office): It’s natural to draw comparisons between the British and American versions of the Office, but to me, their approaches are so different that I just like to view them on their own terms. The Christmas episode was the last of this show, and it just wraps everything up wonderfully – you think Tim and Dawn are going to have a bittersweet ending, and then she comes back, and it’s just amazing.

Somewhere in My Memory (Home Alone): How could I leave this movie off my list? For any child who grew up in the ’90s, this was the essential Christmas movie. In particular, I love the scene where Kevin goes to church and bonds with the shovel guy, who we learn is actually a nice man. In the background, a children’s choir sings “Somewhere in My Memory,” which is one of my favorite Christmas songs. So beautiful.

Turn on the Lights (New Girl): Yeah, this show is brand new, but I already love it. New Girl is the king (queen?) of funny situations turned unexpectedly poignant, and the Christmas episode was no exception. To cheer up Jess, Nick drove her through a neighborhood with great decorations. The only catch? It was 4am, so everybody had their lights turned off. The gang got out of the car and started yelling “turn on the lights” – and, wouldn’t you know, one by one, everyone on the street turned on their lights. And it was a lovely little moment. (And on a totally different note, this episode also gave us Schmidt as Sexy Santa. Love it.)

Index Card I Love You (Love Actually): Yes, this is my third Love Actually Moment on this list; what of it? Anyway, one of my favorite things about Love Actually is that it isn’t a romantic comedy where everyone winds up happily ever after – sure, some stories do, but plenty do not. This story is one of the ones that does not, and even though Mark and Juliet reach closure, it’s still sad. This scene, where he knows they can’t be together but still tells her how he feels (“because at Christmas, you tell the truth”) is impossibly romantic and terribly bittersweet.

(above photo collage from here)

Christmas Football (Miracle): This is another severely underrated movie. I love this scene because it captures the camaraderie among the players so well and I think it also captures how much the coach cares for them, even if he can’t always express it. Also, I love the Carter speech overlaid with them playing football. So nice.

Caroling for Abed (Community): I could have picked a moment from any of Community’s three Christmas episodes – season one’s Christmas fight was great, and season two’s claymation Christmas was the epitome of brilliance. But I give the prize to season three, when the gang arrives at Abed’s apartment, singing a carol and preventing him from spending the holiday alone. An unexpectedly sweet moment, and one made all the more poignant by the fact that the show is on indefinite hiatus now (sob.)

What are your favorite Christmas pop culture moments?

Back in the Day: Holiday Traditions

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Laura

It has become a running joke in my family for my dad and I to go all Tevya and repeat the phrase “without these traditions, our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof’s” anytime we do something remotely traditional. Even though we joke about it, as far as traditions go, our Christmas ones are some of my very favorites of all. And so, here are my family’s most beloved Christmas traditions, some of yore, and some that we continue in the present day:

Frosting animal sugar cookies with Grandma Grai
Getting new PJs on Christmas Eve
Going to the Christmas open house at McDonald’s Nursery in Saginaw (they always had the best Santa in town)
Grandma Lois’s holiday cookies – the essentials always included her famous chocolate chip cookies, melting moments, and snickerdoodles
Grandma + Uncle Dave babysitting on Christmas Eve, and letting us stay up so late that when we saw the car lights from our parent’s car in the driveway, we’d have to run to bed and pretend to be asleep
The Morello family Yankee gift exchange
Epic spoons battles
My uncle inappropriately singing “Mr. Hankie the Christmas Poo” (from South Park)
Going to the Festival of the Trees and trying to find the hidden pickle ornament on one tree (out of maybe a hundred?) (spoiler alert: we never ever found it)
Trips to Chicago with my mom to visit the Christkindl market and do Christmas shopping
Holiday walks with the Morello family after Christmas dinner
Putting up our favorite decorations: the ghetto ancient Advent calendar, the Christmas village, and the Disney ornaments
Buying Grandma Grai a new penguin ornament every year
Going to Kluck Nursery for tree cutting and the customary tree-cutting snack of popcorn balls
Driving around to look at the lights and saying “ooooh la la” at each display
KFC (god knows why) followed by Midnight Mass followed by hot fudge brownie sundaes with peppermint ice cream on Christmas Eve
Reading the Polar Express with Dad
Always getting a toothbrush, toothpaste, and hair ties among our stocking stuffers (Santa is nothing if not practical)

What are your favorite Christmas traditions?

Tis the Season

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Laura

I’ve mentioned it before, and I will probably mention it a million times over the next month (you’ve been forewarned): I really love Christmas. So, in honor of the season, here’s a quick list of the top 10 things I love most about the season:

Holiday music. I am one of those people. I listen to it in November. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Christmas movies (my essentials: Love Actually and While You Were Sleeping).
Waking up in the morning to freshly fallen snow. Before everyone starts trampling through it, the world looks magical.
Christmas cookies. We have so many classic family recipes – my grandma’s chocolate chip cookies, my other grandma’s animal sugar cookies, melting moments, pizzelles.
Decorating the Christmas tree (and, on a related note, buying way too many ornaments for said tree).
Christmas lights. See item 3; much like snow, they make everything magical.
Advent calendars. My family has an ancient one that I love. One year, I noticed that my mom had quit hanging it up (she thought it looked tacky), so I took it with me when I moved. It’s fantastic. And by fantastic, I mean, kinda-janky-but-I-love-it-anyway.
Seeing family. My family is awesome.
Sending + receiving Christmas cards. It’s quickly becoming a lost art, but I’m doing my best to keep it alive.
The feeling of the season. It sounds SO cheesy, but I think the world really feels different around Christmastime. More happy, more hopeful, more merry + bright.

My Materialistic Christmas List

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Laura

In honor of Black Friday, I figured I should talk about Christmas shopping. Now, I will preface this by saying that I have never gone shopping on Black Friday. I hate shopping on any normal day, so I would 100% never want to go shopping with a crazed herd of bargain-hunters at 5am the day after Thanksgiving. But, today is a day for shopping, and so this post seemed appropriate.

Also, I would like to add that I know the true point of the holidays is to be with loved ones (and blah blah blah), BUT, it is kind of fun to think about all the materialistic things you might wish to find under the tree on Christmas morning. The following are the things that I would want, if I and the people who buy me presents had unlimited money. It’s always nice to dream, right?

A Tiffany Key: I’ve wanted a Tiffany Key for awhile now, and the problem with this desire is that all the styles I like are waaaay out of my price range. And that is primarily because, all the styles I love are the diamond-encrusted ones. So, yeah, pretty sure I won’t be getting a Tiffany Key this year. But if you or anyone you know has $3,300, I know how you can put it to good use!

An iPad: For the past year or so, I have been saying, “I just don’t understand what you actually do with an iPad.” As it turns out, I still don’t understand. But, so many people have one now that I find myself wanting one. I’m such a lemming.

Pippa’s Green Leather Buckle Coat: Okay, yes, I read blogs that recap both Kate and Pippa Middleton’s fashion choices. And, yes, I usually end up wanting to buy the things they wear (see: my lemming comment from above). However, this is the first item that I really, really wanted to buy. I saw the coat, and then I thought, if it’s a couple hundred bucks, I am going to buy it. But no. It’s $1,346. So, um, no, I won’t be looking like Pippa Middleton as I walk the streets of Ann Arbor this winter.

J.Crew Glitter Oxford Ballet Flats: I adore J.Crew shoes. Love them. However, even the flats tend to be pricey. I particularly love these shoes, because they’re a classic style, but the glitter makes them pretty jazzy.

Dog Ornament: Okay, this is kind of creepy, but I think ultimately cute. You send in your dog’s picture, and they paint in on an ornament for you. Plus, I have the cutest dog ever, so it would be a fantastic ornament.

(note: we are now transitioning from splurge and/or silly purchases to things that are actually on my Christmas list because they are quite affordable.)

iPhone Case (left): This website has so many cool iPhone cases, but the one pictured above (Les Fleur) is my favorite. So pretty.

Anthro Sunbeam Quill Earrings (right): I think these earrings are gorgeous. In general, I want to buy almost every piece of jewelry at Anthro. And every item of clothing. And every plate and cup and piece of home decor. And, pretty much everything.

Ugly Sweater T-Shirts: These are kitschy, but I love them. I think it’s a cool idea, and I love how all the pictures of the models wearing the t-shirts are so fun. That alone makes me want to buy one.

How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley: I love Sloane Crosley – she’s hilarious. I loved her last collection of essays (I Was Told There’d Be Cake), and I’m sure this one will be great as well.

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin: Yep, I am a Game of Thrones addict. I’ve read the first three and I’m currently working on the fourth one, so I’ll need book five pretty soon. Although, maybe not that soon – these books are looooong. And the plot doesn’t really become riveting until about page 700. Not that I’m complaining…

Bossypants by Tina Fey: I’m probably the only person on the planet who hasn’t read this yet. Looking to remedy that one soon.

Bridesmaids DVD: Last time I visited my sister, we watched this like three times. It’s hilarious. There are so many good parts; I can’t even begin to pick a favorite scene (well, okay, the airplane scene. “There is a colonial woman on the wing…she’s churning butter.” But it’s a close call). Essential viewing.

Crazy Stupid Love DVD: I loved this movie. Sweet and funny. And, you know, shirtless Ryan Gosling too. Always a good thing.

The Little Things: Starbucks Holiday Cups

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Laura

It’s a well-worn cliche that you should appreciate the small things in life. I can think of lots of little things that make me happy, but one of my very favorites just rolled back into stores – Starbucks holiday cups.

Let me tell you a secret – I don’t really like the taste of Starbucks coffee. I’m not sure what exactly it is, but I’m not a fan. I still drink a shocking amount of it, but it’s not my favorite. However…right around this time of year, those bright red cups pop up in stores and suddenly, I have a craving for Starbucks most every day.

Around this time of year, I order almost nothing besides peppermint mochas. Yes, I realize that you can technically get a peppermint mocha any day of the year, but I swear to you, they never taste better than during the holidays, in one of those darn red cups.

Over the past week or so, I’ve seen a bunch of people post pictures of their red holiday cups on Instagram, so it seems I am not the only one who adores this yearly tradition. What is it about them that I like so much? I find it hard to put my finger on, but ultimately I think it’s mostly because I just love the entire Christmas season so much. Those little red cups are a signal that the holiday season has finally arrived. And when you drink from one, even if you’re drowning in torts reading and civ pro outlining, you can’t help but feel that all is merry and bright.

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