Ode to Christmas

Christmastime, with your lovely smells
like pine and peppermint.
Every year, you are my favorite time.
Bright, crisp, cold mornings,
rainy days,
cloudy nights.
Festive sweaters with designs
Of reindeer and baubles and Santa himself,
Coupled with warm mugs of hot chocolate
around the fire,
After picking a tree together.
Decorating trees with swathes of sweeping colorful ornaments,
Leaving the dogs draped in tinsel.
Excitement and anticipation,
Family and joy.
Smiles and laughter
and that warm, fuzzy feeling you always bring.
The smells of Christmas Eve dinner
which linger from the night before,
And the living room smells like the forest.
You are a beautiful time, a treasured time,
For you bring us together in love.