All I Want for Christmas Is You

When December 1st rolls around, I typically crank up the Christmas music full blast. For some reason, this year I haven't been listening to it as much. (I have been singing lots of it to Preston, though, which has been a great lesson in how few of the correct lyrics to these songs I know.)

Thanks to Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey and the Roots, though, I've been playing this version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" on repeat. I love so many of Jimmy Fallon's music videos (Bob Dylan sings the theme to "Charles in Charge," Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen sing "Whip My Hair," and The Doors sing "Reading Rainbow" are just some of my favorites.) and this one is no exception.

Enjoy!

Thanksgiving

Even though it's December now, I felt I should write a bit about our Thanksgiving.

For our first Thanksgiving as a family of three, Scott, Preston and I traveled to celebrate with my family in Nashville. It was Preston's first time in my home state, and it was fun to take him around to all of my favorite places in town. We enjoyed our week off with my family, eating too much and playing Mario Tennis on N64. Scott and I even got to sneak away and see a movie ("Skyfall," which was awesome). And while it wasn't traditional Thanksgiving fare, Preston — complete with crocheted turkey hat —enjoyed his oatmeal almost as much as everyone enjoyed watching him eat it. 

We had a wonderful time, and now we're looking forward to the little guy's first Christmas!