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I'm spiritual in a lot of ways, so the holiday season is an amalgamation of things to celebrate (the solstice, Christmas). Plus, it's a time to forget the diet, eat lots of delicious food (cook lots of delicious food), and yes! I have an excuse to go shopping. I love all the lights, the crowds, the cheer--but that might be because I live in a part of the country where people are still friendly.
My family's a little weird--my dad's family is Dutch, and so Christmas Day is a religious holiday (or at least it is traditionally). So we don't open presents on Christmas Day. We open them Christmas Eve (true Dutch tradition says kids gets presents on December 6th, Sinterklaasdag...in their shoes) instead. Because my family isn't actually religious at all, we spend Christmas Day playing with all of our new toys, watching football, and cooking a big dinner. Mm. Ham.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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