Another year, another Christmas bucket list! This season I’m still embracing the mantra of “Take it easy.” As such, I’m filling our bucket list with all my favorite things and not reaching too far.

1. Go see Santa!

2. Decorate the mini tree

3. Decorate the house

4. See the Christmas tree at the Durham Museum

5. Visit the Holiday display at Lauritzen Gardens

6. See A Christmas Story @ The Rose

7. See The Nutcracker @ The Orpheum

8. Listen to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

9. Make Christmas cookies

10. Drive through the Santa Rock n Lights

11. Visit the reindeers Dancer and Dasher

12. Watch 10 Christmas Movies

13. Go to Zoolightful at the zoo

14. Go to Fantasy of Lights at Franke Park

15. Dinner at Coney Island and see the Santa lights

16. Read 10 Christmas books

17. Make paper snowflakes

18. Make Christmas cocktails

19. Hot Chocolate tasting

20. Finish a Christmas puzzle

21. Find a new Christmas album

22. Make a Christmas craft

23. Decorate a gingerbread house

24. Take a photo of all four boys together

25. Finish 2024’s December Daily album

Next up on the TBR pile: