The good ole days hosting Christmas at my Mom's house. I know that most people associate holidays with stress, but I usually don't feel that way. Over time, I realized how fortunate I was that Christmastime happened to involve a few of my most favorite things coming together beautifully: card writing, gift buying, reminiscing nostalgic traditions while making new ones and being festive in a more often tacky than classy sort of fashion. Allison's 1st Christmas While this holiday season will surely be different this year, I've been able to to rely on those integral parts of the holiday. It helps to have Allison around to keep my spirits high. This past week provided unexpected sadness that I wasn't prepared for. I had to redo my address labels and realized that I wouldn't be making one for my Mom. It was hard for me to cross her name out. I also was looking at my gift app that shows my mom's name from last year. I won't be doing that either