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happy december! Emmerson and I cracked open our first chocolate in the ol advent calendar this morning and oh my golly what a great moment. she lit up when she saw "ho ho ho" on the package and did a happy dance when she realized there were treats inside. now let me tell you, getting older and having kids doesn't make it ANY easier to resist the temptation to rip open every single flap and devour all 24 (used to be 25 back in my youngster days. what a rip.) pieces of chocolate on the first day. i reluctantly refrained from doing so for the child's sake but what a task this will be to relive EVERY single day until christmas. i think next year i might have to get crafty and bust out a homemade one that can fit a cupcake or something more satisfying than that itty bitty piece of chocolate barely the size of a penny.

twenty.

five.

days.