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Five Things I Love About Christmas!

December 24, 2015 By: Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC24 Comments

It’s Christmas!! I hope you are enjoying a lovely day and some rest with your family and friends. As for us Carters, we are staying local, just visiting with family (and marveling in the 70 degree temperatures we have here in DC). For a few more Christmas themed posts, check out this one (my list), this one (a Christmas survey from last year) and this one (gift ideas if you are REALLY cutting it close). Per usual, I’m linking up with my girls Cynthia and Mar for the #Friday Five and I’m sharing five things I love about Christmas. You can read our linkup rules here – and please go check out that page because we’ve made some change to the Friday Five! Please note that if you don’t play nicely, we will delete your link. Have a wonderful Christmas and a great weekend! 

Five Things I Love About Christmas

  1. Celebrating the birth of Jesus. This is the reason for the season and it is absolutely my FAVORITE thing about Christmas. I never tire of reading the story of His birth. The.Best. 
  2. The music. Oh yes. My holiday pop Christmas Pandora station has been in heavy rotation for awhile now and I’ll probably keep it going until well after the new year. Because, why not? 
  3. The lights. I love nothing more than running through DC looking at the beautiful lights. I love it so that I organized two holiday lights runs this year and may do one more. 
  4. The focus on kindness. People just try to be better – nicer, more patient and just more friendly and I can totally get behind that!
  5. The family time! Yay. I’m really fortunate to have a great family that I actually like spending time with. I know that’s not the case for everyone but we are really lucky! My family is so fun and I enjoy spending time with them (not saying they don’t also sometimes drive me crazy. duh.). 

Merry Christmas to you all! 


Comments

  1. Coco says

    December 24, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    Merry Christmas! My favorite thing so far this year has been our Christmas Eve service. It’s been hard for me since my Dad passed away and my kids got older, but this year it was good again. Joy to the World!

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  2. Karen @ Fit in France says

    December 25, 2015 at 2:40 am

    All great reasons to enjoy Christmas indeed ! Hope you have a wonderful holiday.

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  3. Kimberly G says

    December 25, 2015 at 3:35 am

    Merry Christmas! I also really love more of the Pop style Christmas music, like NSYNC!

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  4. fairytales and fitness says

    December 25, 2015 at 4:09 am

    I am definitely loving this warm weather this year! Merry Christmas!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      December 26, 2015 at 1:58 pm

      This weather is confusing me, ha! Hope your day was wonderful!

      Reply
  5. Susie @ SuzLyfe says

    December 25, 2015 at 8:40 am

    Fantastic reasons! Have such a Merry Christmas, Courtney!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      December 26, 2015 at 1:58 pm

      Thanks, friend! Hope you and Alex had a great one!

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  6. Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home says

    December 25, 2015 at 8:45 am

    I love the lights and the family time!

    Enjoy your family time! Merry Christmas, my friend!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      December 26, 2015 at 1:57 pm

      I hope your day was lovely!

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  7. Rachel says

    December 25, 2015 at 10:22 am

    I love running and seeing all the lights, too. Unfortunately there aren’t many lights up this year! Is it because it’s so warm and no snow? Possibly. Merry Christmas to you1!!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      December 26, 2015 at 1:57 pm

      Oh this weather. Don’t even get me started 🙂

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  8. Erica @ Erica Finds says

    December 25, 2015 at 10:29 am

    I love seeing friends and family for the holiday week. We have some great traditions and see friends from college (mine), b-school (Husband’s) and our first real jobs (both) – along with the in-laws and this year my brother, too. Love that! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      December 26, 2015 at 1:57 pm

      Aw awesome! Hope it was great!

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  9. Brandi @ Java & Sole says

    December 25, 2015 at 12:25 pm

    Merry Christmas! My list is eerily similar to yours 🙂 My Pandora has been stuck on the Jessica Simpson Christmas station – her version of Hark the Herald Angels sing with the gospel choir in the background ist still my very favorite version of that song ever!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      December 26, 2015 at 1:56 pm

      I love that one!

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  10. lacey@fairytalesandfitness says

    December 25, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    I love spending time w family. It doesn’t just have to be for the holidays. But it surely makes it a bit more special seeing everyone for xmas! In the past I haven’t been home for xmas so I am really enjoying it this yr.

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      December 26, 2015 at 1:56 pm

      Hope you had a great day!

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  11. Sarah says

    December 26, 2015 at 4:54 pm

    This year was pretty low-key for us as well. I think we focused on the correct things: family, friends, hanging out. Not so much on the presents or stress….

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  12. Mar @ Mar on the Run says

    December 26, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    Love this list! Hope you had a marvelous Christmas!

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  13. Juliana @ 4 Well Rules says

    December 26, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    love your list! I went to the christmas eve pageant at my grandmas’s chruch and loved every minute of it!

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  14. Amy @ Running on Faith and Coffee says

    December 26, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    I’m with you on all of those reasons but especially No, 1!!! Blessings to you this Christmas Courtney. I hope you had a great Christmas!

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  15. Janice @ Fitness Cheerleader says

    December 28, 2015 at 8:02 am

    I hope you had a very Merry Christmas Courtney! I have been listening to a pop Christmas playlist online too. I wish you all the best in 2016!
    Janice @ Fitness Cheerleader recently posted…#MotivateMe Monday: An Active and Fun ChristmasMy Profile

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  16. Janelle @ Run With No Regrets says

    December 28, 2015 at 9:03 am

    I love this time of year too, Courtney. Everyone does seem a little bit kinder. I love the lights, but I miss the snow! Hope you had a great holiday.
    Janelle @ Run With No Regrets recently posted…Runfessions – December 2015My Profile

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  17. Cynthia @ You Signed Up For WHAT?! says

    December 30, 2015 at 11:12 pm

    Love your comment about the focus on kindness! That is so true. There is more outward love and kindness at this time of year.

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