31 Gifts ~ Day Eighteen

Day Eighteen: Freshness



 

No, I don’t mean free from odor!!!  See your surroundings with fresh eyes.  While we all have traditions throughout the holidays, where do you think they began?  Someone decided to do something new and it was, and is, repeated year after year.  Seek out those new experiences to add to the rich layers of your holiday traditions. 

 

Check out the happenings at your local, county and state parks for sleigh rides, ice skating, hikes. 

 

Visit museums, which usually decorate for the holidays and often have exhibits that will enlighten and entertain.  Train museums usually have a Polar Express, of sorts ~ fun for children of all ages, from 4 to 94!! 

 

Find the holiday light shows, like parks with illuminated displays and shopping centers with lights strung above the walkways.  We are members of the Botanic Gardens and will be visiting on Christmas Eve for their Blossoms of Light display.  We are also discussing Zoo Lights, which is just across the street from our apartment, and which we can see from our north-facing windows each nite!!

We also like to drive or walk the surrounding streets to observe the lights on the houses of our neighbors.