Thanksgiving, you're great and all, but Christmas is the best holiday of all time. 

 Because I'm lame and don't chop down my very own Christmas tree, Saturday after Thanksgiving is officially time to erect and decorate my pile of fake pine needles. Most of my ornaments were bought while traveling. I find the Christmas tree a much more manageable place to keep souvenirs than, well, everywhere else. But by far my favorite ornaments are those that have been handmade.  

These are just a few of them: The snowman ball and quilted heart made by my sister, the sequin Santa and wooden angel made by me, and the möbius strip Christmas card that my friend Andrew made a few years ago.