Holiday Traditions

Monday, December 23, 2013


Today, as part of the Holiday Link Up with On the Daily Express and More Pieces of Me, I am sharing my holiday traditions! This year is the first year Tyler and I will be celebrating as an engaged couple. I always love Christmas, but I feel like this year will be super special :).

In the coming years, we will combine our family traditions as well as start some of our own. I am so excited to see how our family traditions come together. Here are some of my favorite family traditions:

1. For dinner on Christmas Eve,we order Valentino's pizza and lasagna. It is one my family's favorite things. My mom has asked before if we want to change this dinner to something more formal, and we always say no. It's nice to keep Christmas Eve simple and stress free!

2. When we were little, my brother, sister, and I each got to open one present on Christmas Eve. It was always a process picking which present we just had to open the night before! This is something I would love to do when Tyler and I have kids in the very distant future.

3. Tyler and I do one Christmas date night a year. We go out to a fancy dinner and do our gift exchange just the two of us. (The picture is from our date last year.) I love having the time to ourselves. I don't know how long this will continue, but for right now it has become a favorite tradition of mine!

4. Growing up, I was in The Nutcracker ballet. I miss it so much and it is one of my favorite parts about Christmas! Even though I was in it and have a love-hate relationship with the music, I get so excited for it every year. We didn't make it this year because our trip to Mexico occupied two of the weekends it was showing, but hopefully Tyler will take us next year!

P.S. My look from last week was chosen as one of the Holiday Style Linkup Party favorites! Check it out by clicking the button below!

What are your favorite traditions? Share in the comments below or join us in the Holiday Link Up!

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  1. Jackie HarrisonDecember 23, 2013 at 5:27 AM

    This are beautiful tradition the number 3 I did as well with my family when we got home from midnight mass. These memories are what Christmas its about so precious moment in our life we never forget. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
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  2. Kathy@MoreCoffeeLessTalkyDecember 23, 2013 at 7:01 AM

    i can't wait for my daughter to be a little older so i can take her to see the nutcracker at the national ballet of canada. i haven't seen it either so it'll be a first for the both of us!

    -kathy
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  3. TheTinyHeartDecember 23, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    I love the idea of a Christmas date night! This weekend we went to a Christmas light show for the 2nd year in a row which is becoming a favorite tradition of mine. :)

    -Sharon
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  4. AnonymousDecember 23, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    I love your traditions! Have a merry Christmas!

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  5. Gina DailyDecember 23, 2013 at 8:33 AM

    What a great post, Darcy. I loved reading each of your traditions and think I might need to steal some of them myself (especially date night & no stress dinners). Your date night outfit from last year is fantastic and just a perfect date-night look. I hope you have a great Christmas!
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  6. CaryleeDecember 23, 2013 at 9:17 AM

    I loved reading this! We focus so much on style and beauty, I'm enjoying hearing the real stuff! That stuff that honestly is most important! Fashion is still fun, obviously, but I'm loving the personal side behind the blogger! Thank you so much for sharing!
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  7. Ana RobinsonDecember 23, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    Very cute, great post sweety. Have a lovely Christmas xxx

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  8. LaurenDecember 23, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    Congrats on the engagement! It sounds like you have a lovely Christmas with the family!

    Lauren,
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  9. BETWEENMYCLOTHESDecember 23, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    Congratulation!!!! Hope the best for you guys!! Xx


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  10. Putri ValentinaDecember 23, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    congrats dear, your christmas will be perfect :D

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  11. PamelaDecember 23, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    Don't you just love Christmas traditions!? Love that picture!!

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  12. UnknownDecember 23, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    Aww sweet! You look super cute! It is also the first Christmas my fiance and I will be celebrating as an engaged couple. :)

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  13. AnonymousDecember 23, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    AWWWH such a cute picture! Merry Christmas!

    Sharlotte

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  14. AlexDecember 23, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    I love how you order pizza on Christmas eve, what a fun carefree way to spend the holidays!
    -Alex
    http://www.monstermisa.blogspot.com/

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  15. RupshaDecember 23, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    "Pizza and lasagna" on Christmas eve.
    That sounds like heaven.
    -Ru
    Glitter And Blush

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  16. AnonymousDecember 23, 2013 at 1:15 PM

    congratulations dear !!! Hope you guys have a Happy life together !! I already follow you on Bloglovin :) But there is something wrong with your GFC widget ...i can't follow you there :( Have a Magical Merry Christmas !! xx
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    1. DarcyDecember 23, 2013 at 2:08 PM

      I added a new widget to this blog post, which may have solved the problem! I have been having so many issues with the GFC widget lately... some days it works and some days it doesn't. :(

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  17. birdie to beDecember 23, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    Your outfit is too cute! Love your traditions!

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  18. AnonymousDecember 23, 2013 at 3:16 PM

    Merry Christmas! This is a cute tradition!

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  19. Angi SolleDecember 23, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    We used to open one present every Christmas Eve too! I love traditions and making new ones!

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  20. Ana SilvaDecember 23, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    Merry christmas!! New follower, follow me?
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  21. Stylin' In St. LouisDecember 23, 2013 at 7:35 PM

    Enjoy your first Christmas as an engaged couple! Merry Christmas!
    xo,
    Jacqueline
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  22. AlissaDecember 23, 2013 at 7:40 PM

    Merry Christmas! You two are just too cute!

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  23. ChristelPaolaDecember 23, 2013 at 7:53 PM

    Love the idea on #3 to exchange your gifts at a Christmas dinner just the two of you :) have a great holiday!

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  24. UnknownDecember 23, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    My family always opened one gift on Christmas Eve, too! I think it started as a way to appease the small children when all my cousins, brother, and I were little. Now we keep doing it because it is just so much fun!

    I love the idea of your Christmas date night! So cute, I'll have to do that next year!

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  26. UnknownDecember 23, 2013 at 9:54 PM

    Wow, should be cool eat pizza in xmas haha
    I don't know what is i more like (is that correct?). I love the food and open the gift after midnight. Because here in Brazil we comemorate in 24th evening. I don't know if there is like here.
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  27. AnonymousDecember 24, 2013 at 1:02 AM

    Merry Christmas :) you two look so adorable together :)

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  28. roDecember 24, 2013 at 5:36 AM

    feliz navidad guapa!

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  29. MicaDecember 24, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    Such lovely holiday traditions! :)

    Even though our traditions have changed slightly over the years, we still make time on Christmas day to spend the day with family. The best part of the day I think :)

    Have a merry Christmas!

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  30. UnknownDecember 24, 2013 at 8:01 AM

    Happy Christmas Eve!! Great photo! Enjoy your fancy Christmas date night!!
    ~Skye
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  31. KriziaDecember 24, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    Merry Christmas!

    x Krizia

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  32. Silvia NegrettiDecember 24, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    This is so sweet!!!
    I love the Nutcracker ballet too, it's means Xmas for me!
    Beautiful photo, enjoy your holidays! :D
    xxx
    S
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  33. UnknownDecember 24, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    This is so so sweet! You and your fiancé both look so festively chic in this photo too!

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  34. awhiteDecember 24, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    Lovely post, doll! You and the boy look too cute together; love your chevron blouse!

    Merry Christmas!

    -Ashley
    http://lestylorouge.com

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  35. Elle SeesDecember 24, 2013 at 7:26 PM

    we do xmas eve lasagna! my mom's family is italian and it's always been a tradition! just had it for dinner

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  36. GetGlamrDecember 25, 2013 at 12:16 AM

    Marry Christmas yo you and your family...nice post..try some high heel shoes this christmas:)

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    1. DarcyDecember 26, 2013 at 1:58 PM

      Beautiful shoes!! Love the green Maria Pumps!

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  37. UnknownDecember 25, 2013 at 3:18 AM

    Beautiful! Merry Christmas!
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  38. RachnaDecember 25, 2013 at 3:28 AM

    Merry Christmas! Hope you have a great Christmas! :)
    Really enjoyed the post! You look so pretty in this picture!
    Where I live, we don't really celebrate Christmas! I wish we would...

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  39. A Very Sweet BlogDecember 25, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    You have some awesome Christmas traditions Darcy! I would love to adopt opening a present on Christmas Eve and seeing The Nutcracker every year. So cute about your date night. That's so important. Wishing you a fabulous Christmas doll. ((hug))
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  40. Creme de la ChicDecember 25, 2013 at 7:49 PM

    I love Christmas traditions and yours sound so amazing and heartwarming :)
    Hope you're having a magical day!

    ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ Creme de la Chic ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡

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  41. Teffy @ Sprinkle of GreenDecember 27, 2013 at 3:46 AM

    Such sweet traditions!!
    Hope you've had a lovely Christmas =)

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  42. AshleighJanuary 1, 2014 at 2:47 AM

    My family and I always open one gift on Xmas eve too, but we didn't until everyone stopped believing in Santa. Both of my kids still believe but as soon as they don't!
    -Ash
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  43. QPTDecember 11, 2015 at 12:32 AM

    Love your tradition!!!Specially the third one!!!
    Merry Christmas!!!
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