Life of Steve: Debate over XMAS Cookie Season

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My wife and I are having a debate about the appropriate XMAS Cookie Season. I have always thought that the cookie season goes as follows: Cookie Baking and Freezing begins after Thanksgiving. Eating of Christmas cookies can begin anytime during the Advent Calendar. Maybe while watching some of the Christmas TV specials on TV the Parents and Kids could eat a plate of Christmas Cookies. Also it could be fun to have the Christmas cookies while decorating the Tree or the House with all of the Christmas Decorations. Or when you get that first batch of snow in Dec. and you start to think about the holiday you could be drinking the hot chocolate and eating a cookie. Sounds great, Right!?

However, according to my wife the Cookie season begins on Christmas Day (which according to me means it ends on Valentines Day.) I love having the Christmas cookies while opening the presents. The problem comes in around the 3rd week of January when I am still eating the cookies and I just feel like I am eating badly vs. participating in the holiday that ended 4 weeks ago. Instead of feeling joyful and anticipating XMAS instead I just feel pathetic that I am eating a Christmas Tree Cookie on Martin Luther King day.

Anyways, that's my take. Thoughts?

Comments

I don't think I have felt motivated to post a comment, but this time I have to weigh in. Of course you have to start eating Christmas cookies before Christmas.....our first batch will be devoured the weekend after Thanksgiving when we put up the tree. In fact when Kristen goes to NYC this weekend to visit Mike, I am sending up a test batch, does that count?

Posted by: Aunt Candy | November 10, 2009 at 10:52 PM

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