tis the holiday season

it's that time of year again!

get ready to pack on the layers, turn up the heaters, and cuddle up for warmth as winter is indeed on it's merry way. And with winter comes the best holiday of all... 

MY BIRTHDAY!!!

haha just kidding - christmas! :) 

Every year I increasingly feel the christmas cheer start to..wear off.. *sigh* BUT, this year I'm determined to beat the effects of aging and go backwards so I can be a kid one more time!

REMEDY #1: Drink some hot cocoa with friends and go on a scenic horse sleigh ride in downtown Oakville!

Check. On Saturday, five good friends and I went to a quaint cafe for sarsar's birthday lunch, and enjoyed delicious hot chocolate from a nearby bakery. We then happened to see a sign for free horse wagon rides along downtown oakville - we just couldn't resist! It doesn't matter that the ride is intended for children under age 5, and who cares that it's freezing outside and I'm not wearing a coat?! We went up those stairs, got pictures with Santa, and belted out christmas carols the whole ride without a shred of dignity lost. I thought for sure we scared the one little girl and her mother who were on the ride with us, but at the end she came over and gave us hugs, wishing us a merry christmas with her one-toothed smile. 

*note the little girl on right with cute bear hat haha

squeezing between sarah and ally for warmth, i thought it would
 be good to wear a light jean jacket on the coldest day ever 

never too old for you santa :P

It was definitely an unforgettable afternoon! I forgot what it feels like to be a kid and have no cares in the world, I couldn't stop smiling :D.

Anyway, I encourage yall to go back in time and do the things you'd say you're "too old" to do. Why not bake cookies, go christmas caroling, or take a picture with Ol' Saint Nick? Some good old-fashioned fun! And maybe, just maybe, you'll be able to find that christmas cheer from your chilhood. :)


have a ho-ho- happy holiday!

meg.