The Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop is now Ended.
Congrats to Jay on winning my giveaway package!
Thank you for stopping by and Happy Holidays!
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The holiday season is filled with so many things.
There’s hustle and bustle, the warmth of friends and family, and celebrations and traditions everywhere. Time flies in a blur of lights and music.
And my favorite moments? They’re the ones stolen beneath the mistletoe.
A kiss, intense and savored, unhurried and enjoyed, the kind to steal your breath away.
Sigh…
*melts*
Ahem. Sorry about that.
Moving on… 
I’m offering a a box of goodies as my giveaway. To win, please leave a comment and share with us your favorite moments of the season.
Also, visit the Contests page to enter to win the Grand Prize!
And the box? As much fun as it would be to have the winner surprised when they open it, I figure it’d be more fun to share with you all what you’re entering to win.
Included in this giveaway is a Terra’s Guardians tshirt, assorted signed cover flats for my books, a PJ Schnyder tote bag, pen and notepad as well as various books by awesome authors such as Dakota Cassidy, D Renee Bagby, Nalini Singh and more. Plus some fun swag I nabbed in my con travels this past convention season. This giveaway is open to international entrants.
Happy Holidays, all, and good luck with the many other giveaways from the other participants on the blog hop!
A few days before Christmas a few of years ago, I suggested to my youngest son that I wasn’t going to make the annual Christmas Tree shaped Cinnamon roll for breakfast. I figured they were too old to enjoy something so silly. My son informed me that Christmas wouldn’t be the same without the Tree shaped breakfast. I was so surprised that he felt so strongly about it that I haven’t considered not making since. I realized at that moment it really is the small things that make the holiday special. Who knew?
knitrix29 at gmail dot com
I love the gift buying and wrapping and making gifts myself. Baking cookies, decorating, I’m a tradition whore when it comes to Christas!
Mandylriddell at gmail dot com
My favorite part of the holidays is getting to spend time with my family. We don’t live in the same city so its nice to be able to spend time together and catch up.
My favorite moments from the Christmas season are the music and the lights! And when I combine the two, it’s magic! Every year, I put the kids in the car and we just drive around for an hour or two looking at Christmas lights, listening to Christmas music. It really is my favorite part of the season, because I have all of my kids together, at my mercy so to speak, forced to listen to my singing of Christmas carols at the top of my lungs! Ah, the joys of the season
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I love watching the kids open the presents. This might be the last year they believe in Santa.
Thanks for the super great giveaway and Happy Holidays!
Mary
Wow what a great idea. I love all the cooking and rushing around.
I love the decorating and baking and spending time with the family.
klmc_37@yahoo.com
Wow my fav is my Aunts Coconut Cake it’sooooo moist and yummy. She make it a couple of days a head so it and sit in the fridge and marintate in all it’s coconut goodness.
Some of my favorite moments during the holiday season, are the ones where I first spot a future DIVA in the making. He or she is participating in the church Christmas program. You know the one, the cutie, in their own little world, twirling, twisting, making faces or waving at mom and dad but just so darn sweet you want to hug ‘em. They may steel the spotlight with a show stopping performance but they may never sing a lick in time or tune, or they may forget their lines, but in the end, they were the best part of the whole show. Thanks for the contest. lisagk(at)yahoo(dot)com
My daughters 1st Christmas was one of the best I have ever had. We don’t have any traditions yet, shes still only 2 but I will never forget it
She was soo excited by the presents and the decorations! I can’t wait to see what she’ll do this year! I hope your holiday season is filled with love and laughter!!!
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My favorite moments of the season are really the days the family gets together and just hangs out relaxing.
My favorite memories of the holidays are opening the presents with my siblings. Happy Holidays
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wow, some awesome stuff! My favorite memory is spending time with the family and all the food! Oh and of the course the presents
bluesun1218(at)yahoo(dot)com
wow this stuff would be given to my pen pal and then i would use most of the
stuff for me have great holdiay
desi
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Thanks so much for the chance. My favorite memory is of my boys opening their Christmas presents and they shaking with the excitement.
That’s quite a box of goodies!
My favorite part of the holidays is the annual Christmas Eve walk I take with my husband to look at all the wonderful decorations around our neighborhood. Then we go to a Spanish restaurant and have paella. Ahhh…
Have a wonderful holiday!
My favorite is going out looking at lights with the boys, watching their excitement when they see Santa, and their reaction Xmas morning!!
My favourite moments are going to visit our sons and their families christmas morning. Then going home for a bit of peace and quiet in the afternoon
That is a wonderful box of gifts P.J.
I love Christmas morning. A hot coffee with Bailey’s while opening gifts while the tree is all lit up and sparkling. Smiles and excitement on everyone’s faces as they discover gifts that they weren’t expecting but are pleased with. Then making a huge dinner for family to end a perfect day.
Have a Merry Christmas!
My favorite times during the holidays is the time we spend together as a family getting ready for Christmas. Baking, decorating, wrapping presents. It seems to be the best times as a family.
I’ve just move to the Pacific Northwest from the Midwest. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the mild weather. In Chicago we always had snow before Christmas. In Seattle we have had cold weather but no snow. The best part of this holiday season is getting to know my new hometown.
I enjoy decorating the Christmas tree. I love to watch the slow twinkling of Christmas lights (not the flashing ones). With the lights out in the living room, the Christmas tree is really beautiful and it just relaxes me to watch the lights twinkling away.
Merry Christmas!
Tamsyn
I love everything about the Holidays, but I do believe my absolute favorite part is a tie between watching my children opening their presents from Santa and the moment we get home from our last stop Christmas day and it’s all OVER! Lol. As the mom, we’re the bakers, shoppers, superhero’s etc… that get it all done and somehow noone expects us to break under such enormous amounts of pressure. Just that moment when all of it falls off your shoulders and I can cuddle up with my husband and not have a darn thing to do or plan for is just the absolute best. Thank you for this awesome giveaway! (dani3222001(at)yahoo(dot)com)
My favorite moments are the done and clean up is done. Then we can all just sit back relax and enjoy the gifts and family.
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
mochagirl at email dot com
I so look forward to Christmas and spending some time with my family. Just relax and enjoy foo and being together!
Thanks for the giveaway! One of my favourite moment of the holiday season is buying and decorating our Chritmas tree. We always get a real one, usually a week or two before Christmas, and I love it because it’s the first Christmas-y thing we usually do and it gets me feeling really festive.
My favorite part of the holidays is spending time with my Grandpa, he’s 99 and time with him is very precious.
My favorite part of the season is seeing all the Christmas lights in my neighborhood. Some people really go all out!
I like all the twinkly lights all over the city (that’s New York City).
Thanks for this great giveaway!
MJB
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I always enjoyed the week between Christmas and New Year. It is always a quiet, mellow and restful time. Usually have lots of days off, no rushing to get the kids off to school, etc.
Thanks for the contest.
mcv111@hotmail.com
My favorite part is spending time with my family and watching as they open their presents:)
That is an awesomely awesome giveaway!!! Happy Holidays!
yadkny@hotmail.com
I like making breakfast for my family on Christmas morning. I like spending time with my family just watching Christmas movies and going to church. Awesome giveaway! Thank you!
Happy Holidays!
rshereifa(at)yahoo(dot)com
My favorite is cooking Christmas dinner for my family.
ainfinger@comcastDOTnet
My favorite moments are the weather and the lights.It is nice to cool down from the hot summer. I enjoy drinking my hot chocolate and reading a nice book.My family and I also drive around and look at all the lights. Everything is made up all pretty. I love it.
christmas to me is all about the kids. love watching the grandkids on the west coast open their gifts via webcam here on the wast coast. it’s priceless!
happy holidays, thanks for the hop.
Julie
My favorite moments are during the Murder Mystery train trip our daughter, son and the Love of My Life do in the weeks around Christmas as our gift to each other. Two plus hours on a train having a SUPERB dinner, LOADS of laughs and spending time together! I recommend it to all!
Happy Holidays to all!!
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My favorite moments of the season always involve my family. I enjoy watching the grandkids open their presents from Santa and the pure joy on their faces. I also enjoy getting together at my sister’s house and opening presents, stuffing ourselves and then playing board games after that. My family loves to play games. I hope you have a joyous and safe holiday season.
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Christmas is about family! Love the time with the kids, sisters and brothers remembering Christmas’s past. burbanette@yahoo.com
My most recent holiday memory comes from last year.
I was wrapping my presents and had a small plastic bag sitting beside me for trash. Now, I have a cat who is rather fussy about things, but cannot resist the sound of rattling paper. Interrupting my wrapping frequently, she would lay on the wrapping paper or the scissors or pat the tape out of my reach. But finally she left me alone so she could explore the wadded bits of paper in that bag.
I didn’t pay much attention to her until I heard the bag rattling and the cat running-she’s a rather plump feline and doesn’t do quiet well. I looked over and saw that she had gotten the handle of the bag looped (loosely) around her neck and when she moved it followed her. This of course spooked her so she ran!
It might be cruel, but I couldn’t stop laughing as she ran around the house, the bag flapping behind her. Eventually it got caught on a chair leg and she broke free. The cat hid under the bed for the rest of the night.
Thanks for participating in the hop. The first decent snowfall of the season and the smell of goodies baking.
Anne
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My favorite time of the season for years has been Christmas morning with my children. They are teens now so they don’t have that complete awe but they still have the excitement and joy in the day itself.
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I have two favorite moments of the holidays. The first is actually an entire day–Christmas Eve. I love the anticipation of what I’m going to get and how much people are going to love the present I give them, without any of the (potential) let down. The second is spending most of Christmas day with nearly my mom’s entire side of the family, which is usually greater than 30 people.
Well, sadly I’ve worked in nursing in hospitals for 15 years and HAD to always work. (I never had a choice for it off. Hospitals don’t close for the holidays) I honestly can’t remember the last x-mas I got to have off. I do love to drive around and look at the x-mas lights. Thank you for this generous giveaway!
sacredmoon1(at)gmail(dot)com
My favorite moment of the Holidays are when I get to see family I haven’t seen in awhile. Not sure if it’s going to happen this year but that’s what always makes the Holidays so much better!
pypercharmed@yahoo.com
My favorite memory is spending time with all my family.
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My favorite part of the holidays is getting to spend time with my grandmother.
mythic021@gmail.com
I love it when the Christmas music starts especially the traditional songs. This may sound strange but I also love the smells of Christmas…the Christmas tree, baking cookies…just everything
I really like listening to Christmas music and watching Christmas movies around this time of year! I love spending time with my family because we’re much closer around the holidays!
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My favorite part of the holidays is just spending time with my family, especially my nieces & nephews. I always love watching them have fun opening & enjoying their presents.
Have a safe & wonderful holiday season!
June M.
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Thanks for the great giveaway! xoxox happy holidays
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