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Merry Christmas!

Holiday Traditions

Because it is Christmas today, I wanted to post on my blog to wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years. Today I want to dedicate my post to all those who have holiday traditions. I mean, we're all unique individuals; we all have to have different holiday traditions. For example, the Hough family, including professional dancer Derek Hough and actress/dancer/singer Julianne Hough, are celebrating their Christmas with family and friend Nina Dobrev, the actress known for starring in the Vampire Diaries. They spend their day competing with friends in their famous dance wars, posting their videos on Instagram for both friends, family, and fans to watch over and over again. But, despite all the fun they have, my family and I always go to visit family and relatives and have dinner or lunch together, no matter the occasion. Or, all four of us drive up to Tahoe and go skiing up at Squaw Valley or Northstar, maybe even make it up to Park City, Utah. 

But despite my holiday traditions, I want to know what all of my readers do on such memorable days. So, what do you guys do to celebrate the holidays? Do you all buy and decorate the Christmas tree as a family, play in the snow, travel to an exotic island, or sit in front of the fire watching movies and drinking eggnog and hot chocolate? 





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