One of my favorite Christmas traditions is the chocolate Advent Calendar. My Mom bought them for us each year during my childhood. I was always excited to see December come because that meant a little piece of chocolate every single day. If you're not familiar with Advent calendars, let me fill you in. A calendar has 24 windows that you open each day to reveal a piece of chocolate. All the chocolate pieces come in different shapes, so each day is a fun-filled surprise. The #24 window (Christmas Eve) is the biggest and the best chocolate piece. It's the biggest because that means it's Baby Jesus time.
Some calendars, like the one that Thurman Merman had in the movie Bad Santa, revealed a different part of the Christmas story on the flap of each window along with the chocolate. I've never had one like that. Wish I did. Too bad. :( Wasn't Thurman Merman such a cute kid?
In my transition to adult life, there are some things that I refuse to give up. One of them being my yearly chocolate Advent Calendar. You better believe that I went and bought myself one this year too. And today is December 1. What did I do? You guessed it. I opened up window 1 and ate up that chocolate. 23 more delectable bites to go!
I like December 1st because it's the kick-off for my Advent Calendar and the start to ABC Family's 25 days of cheesy Christmas movies. Yay for December!
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