With it being November 1st today you know what that means…’Tis the holiday season! If you know me, you know I love the holidays. I get giddy as they roll around every year and I treasure doing my favorite pasttimes in New York and counting down to lots of family time in Colorado.
Here Come The Holidays
This year I wanted to amp up the holidays on the site a bit so I’ve created a little holiday hub that will be a go-to resource for all holiday content here on wit & whimsy. You can find it on the homepage’s top menu in red font. When you hover over it you’ll see two categories “Get Inspired” and “Get Gifting”.
Get Inspired will be all my posts related to holiday content (inclusive of gift guides) and Get Gifting is a brand new Holiday Shop broken down by category that’ll have exclusive gift finds you won’t see elsewhere. (I particularly love the Home & Hostess category as it has loads of great decor!) The shop’s categories are just getting started and I’ll be updating them weekly so be sure to keep checking back. I’m so happy to have this key little hub to hopefully make it a seamless reader experience as you look for my recommendations this season.
In addition to the eight gift guides I plan to publish this year (you can expect to see a new one every Wednesday starting next week through the end of the year) and the new Holiday Shop, I’m also pinning gifts and holiday inspiration per usual over on a variety of Pinterest boards. I also have posts planned for what to wear during the holiday season, holiday beauty. And a very special initiative I’m planning for early December that I can’t wait to share with you guys. Merry, merry!!
A little housekeeping note:
Last year I pushed the Weekly Roundups to Saturdays to accommodate the additional content this time of year. But given how much you all have told me you love starting your Fridays with the Weekly Roundup, I’m going to keep them on Fridays this year! That being said, you can now expect to see an occasional weekend post through now and the end of the year. If you don’t want to miss any posts you can sign up to get them in your inbox every time one publishes.
A Giveaway
Also, I’m excited to kick off this holiday season with a giveaway to jumpstart your shopping! I’ll be giving away a $250 American Express gift card to one lucky reader! To enter, follow me on Instagram and comment below what you are most looking forward to this holiday season! (Be sure to include your Instagram handle in your comment as well!) I’ll randomly select a winner next week and notify them by email!
I am so excited for the next two months. And hope you’ll enjoy everything coming to you this year as part of wit & whimsy. And, do you have a special holiday-related content request or question? Drop me a line here.
Thank you for following along and here’s to a 2018 holiday season full of blessings, magic and joy.
I’m looking forward to taking a nice long break from most things. π @marilynreside
Amen!!
I can’t wait to decorate the tree! And snow! @steeeelee
Yes!! So excited to get a tree too and bring out all my decorations!
Spending time with my family (and the smell of spices and Christmas trees!) @liztacy
Just reading this comment I got goosebumps thinking about those cozy moments!
Traveling to see my family! @fulley18320
Same!!
I love the holidays so much, starting with Thanksgiving- celebrating what weβre thankful for surrounded by friends and family (and good food); leading into Christmas when the whole city feels so magical. The first snow fall is always the most beautiful! ?? @lechicago
The first snowfall is always a favorite moment of mine, too!
I am looking forward to making gifts for family and friends and sending out cards!
IG handle is @sarah_lauber (oops!)
I always love sending Christmas cards, too!!
I can’t wait to decorate the house while listening to Christmas carols π Thanks for a fun giveaway!! IG handle is @jill.kristin
Me too!!!
holiday movies and christmas cookies! @mgoodnow
YESSSS! I am already ready to watch The Holiday!!
I’m looking forward to squeezing my sweet niece!! (….and eating all the delicious food) π Can’t believe it’s November already!
Oops…and it’s @26andnotcounting π
So fun to have a little one to see the holidays through their eyes!
Every year I see The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center, and I just bought my tickets for mid December. Itβs so beautiful and magical! ? @kristenenieves
I’m seeing it for the first time this year & SOOOO excited about it! Love that it’s an annual tradition for you.
Itβs my babyβs first Christmas! So Iβm looking forward to starting new traditions as a family of 3. @pagebitner
Aww that’s amazing! It’ll be a Christmas to remember always! Congrats on your little one xo
Hi Meghan! Can you say what brand the boots you are wearing in your first picture are?
Of course! They are from Club Monaco but I’m afraid they are from several years ago!
Looking forward to going home and seeing family! @bailey_nicole91
Same!!
Looking forward to a 2-week long trip to Asia with my family! @hannah_warne
SO jealous! That’s going to be amazing!
Excited to see your holiday content! And I’m looking forward to spending time with family who live far away π @caro719
Aw yay!! And same! I cherish the time with family since it is so rare given we all live far from one another!
hi meghan! i can’t wait for thanksgiving and time with family.
@gracek2
Me too!! I’ve stayed in NYC with friends the past few years for Thanksgiving but this year will be with mine and I can’t wait!
Lighting my Nest holiday candle!!! And of course lots of quality family time π @charhaj
Omg YES! Nest makes the best holiday candles!
Hi Meghan, so excited to see your holiday content! I am most looking forward to my trip to London, Oxford, and Paris next month!
Ahhhh so fun! It’ll be amazing to be there during the holiday season!
I’m so excited for our first married Christmas, and actually the first Christmas my husband and I will be able to spend together! He’s a nurse so he normally ends up working, but not this year! And we’re staying in town to have Christmas with my parents, so that will also be fun. Getting our first Christmas tree, doing our family Secret Santa gift exchange (I got my dad, who is super hard to buy for! also now it’s not a secret, LOL), and baking tons of cookies to take to the hospital. Also ready for the cool weather to stay down here in Texas! Can’t wait for all your gifting and outfit ideas! π @mks43
Aw this is going to be such a special Christmas for you guys, Melanie!! And how nice to not have to travel!
I live far away from my (large) family, so the holidays with them mean so much to me. We host Thanksgiving at our house In Austin, and invite all of our friends who aren’t going away for the holidays. It’s the one day of the year where my very introverted self declares the more the merrier! Plus this year one of my sisters and a nephew are coming, making it extra special. And then Christmas is always back in Virginia with my menagerie of parents, siblings, and nieces and nephews. I can’t wait. @marciainger
Aw that sounds like you’re going to have a very full house for lots of food + fun!!
I’ll be in NYC for the first time for Thanksgiving this year! Very excited to kickoff the holiday season in one of the most festive places! @katescott10
You will have the best time!
Looking forward to the first holiday season with a little one!
@jennylouiseduda
Aw yes! That is going to be the BEST!
Hallmark Christmas movies!
@duggirs
HECK YES! I recorded a bunch last year for the first time and they were great for when you wanted to be cozy at home on a weeknight!
Iβm excited to watch Christmas movie!
@carolstaylor
I’m already ready to cue up my favorites!
I am *this* close to already teeing up The Holiday!
Ho, ho, ho here we goooo!!
@tracig123
I am so excited to follow along with you this season! I too am a holiday lover! I am most looking forward to decorating my apartment Buddy the Elf style, while listening to Christmas music, and eating copious amounts of cookies, and drinking hot cocoa!!
@libbylovepearls
https://premedwearspearls.blogspot.com
xoxo Libby
AW thank you, Libby!! Lucky to have you following along! Bring on the cookies and cocoa FOR SURE!
Really looking forward to some quality family time and binge-watching cheesy Hallmark movies!
Whoops – my IG is @ericaweins!
YES GIRL YES!
I can’t wait to get some time off to reset and focus! @marionhawthorn
PREACH! We are all so deserving of that time!
I love being around the city when it’s noticeably more empty because everyone else is on vacation. So peaceful! @rwlevy
TRUTH! It’s so nice when that happens!
Looking forward to introducing our newborn baby boy to family and friends @teragal
The best!!! Congrats on your little one!
I’m looking forward to spending time in California with my family, eating swedish meatballs, and letting my DC-based pup run around the beach! @_dizzymslizzy_
Aww I love the sound of this!
I’m most looking forward to celebrating with my niece and new nephew! Having little kids in the family makes the holidays more fun again π
SO fun to see the holidays through their eyes!!
Cozy + festive restaurants/bars! @connereadams
Omg YES! I love when NYC gets all decked out!
Iβm most looking forward to holiday decorations! I love decorating for the holidays and seeing everyone elseβs designs/decor. @_monicapearl
Couldn’t agree more about the decorations! I always try to carve out time to take them in in some of my favorite NYC neighborhoods!
Snow and skiing (crossing fingers) @philutec
Same!! We had next to no snow in Colorado last year and it was sad on the slopes! Hope we both get good weather!
I’m most looking forward to spending time with my in-laws. My father in law isn’t doing too well and we hope to spend another Christmas with him. @duchessbetty
Aw the together time will be so good for all no doubt <3
Looking forward to downtime with my friends and fam, and decorating my house!
YES Yes!
I’m so excited for family time! I moved away this summer and miss them a lot!
Ah my insta handle is @erabbitt
Aw the reunion is near!!
I’m so looking forward to the cooler temps, decorating my home, and cooking/baking to share with friends and family.
agratefulattitude on IG
Love how cozy this all sounds! I can’t wait for all those things either!
Visiting the Winter Village at Bryant Park! @travelist_tracysays
Love it there! And love the one at Union Square!
I am looking forward to going to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas party with my family. My instagram is @traciemcooper05
Aw so cute!
Getting our tree, and friends coming to town! @allisonin_sta_gram
Yes and yes!!
Decorating and wrapping gifts and sending cards and Christmas movies and Christmas carols and get togethers with friends and seeing family and eating special treats…the list goes on!
@cgonzo1210
PS. Can’t wait for your gift guides π
So much yes to all of these things!!
So excited for some holiday cheer! ??
Iβm most looking forward to spending time with my family this holiday season as I live in Nyc and they are in Chicago. I canβt wait to just see them everyday. And with that spoiling them a little bit with presents. I LOVE Xmas shopping! And my brother and I always go together. π
Jacklyn
@jacklynannmarie
Such a fun tradition with your brother!! I love the holidays in Chicago, too (I grew up outside of the city!!!)
Spending time with my family, and hopefully finally getting my act together to learn how to ski! π
@morganneh
Oh good luck!! I love skiing so much so hope you get the chance to get some runs in!
Spending the week between Christmas and New Years in Vail with my boyfriend’s family for the first time — and finally getting back to skiing after a 15 year hiatus!
@salbright22
I may see you on the ski slopes π I ski Vail that time of year as well!
I’m looking forward to having my 11-week old daughter experience her first holiday season! (insta: elysekort)
Aw that is going to be amazing! Excited for you for this, too!
Looking forward to spending time with family and friends and decorating!!
Always the best!
I’m most looking forward to decorating for the holidays while drinking hot chocolate and watching way too many Hallmark Christmas movies! @ndp044
I like your style!!
a nice winter break! e_elenig
YES!
Aside from the usual holiday festivities, I am most excited spending the time off between Christmas and New Year’s with my husband simply being together. He means the world to me and I could not ask for anything more.
Darn it…. krispy318 is my instagram π
Love this <3
I’m looking forward to time spent with family. I moved out of the state earlier this year and it’s been hard to be away from them! @votloe
Always the best to have a reunion!!
I am most looking forward to get together with my family this holiday season! Holidays mean quality time with family and friends.
@tcarolinep
It’s the best part of the season!
Most looking forward to being outdoors with friends & then coming inside for hot tea & fireplaces π @eashleyedmiston
I always look forward to fireplace time when I’m home in Colorado!
I look forward to relaxing and spending lots of time with my family. @kellywcu
Best part!
I look forward to making holiday treats with the spices and flavors that I use mostly during the holidays, especially cinnamon or peppermint. @ rosie_jacinth
Love holiday baking, too!
I follow you on instagram (mami2jcn). I’m most looking forward to how my kids will react to their gifts. I love how excited they get about Christmas.
Aww love this! So true that it’s wonderful to see holidays through the eyes of little ones!
I am excited to decorate for the holidays and watch my family open their gifts! I follow you on IG as dbrhgrdnr (@dbrhgrdnr).
Always so fun to see family react to the presents!
I’m most looking forward to drinking hot chocolate and watching The Holiday with friends! My instagram handle is @alexandra-529
Yes, so blissful!
i am looking forward to spending more time with my family.
My favorite part about the holidays!
Getting to spend more time with friends and family and eating delicious food
THE BEST!
I’m looking forward to finally getting able to sit back and enjoy the holidays….kids are older and now I can really enjoy what the season is about, family. Instagram handle @sweetheart4171
The best!
My Grandfather is 91 I am looking forward to another family Christmas together this year!! WE are so blessed!! my instagram is @wendiw8 I followed
Aww I love this!
Looking forward to decorating the tree! π
IG Handle: @blondie9221
Always a fun pastime!
I am excited to spend time with family and friends! The holidays are the best time to see everyone and remind yourself how lucky you are @uncovermore
Couldn’t agree more!
I’m most looking forward to seeing my brother. He’ll be visiting from NH. Following you on instagram @holliej222
Love family reunions around the holidays!
I’m so excited to see our kids faces throughout the holiday season as they experience all the holiday wonder! They are getting to the age where they get whats going on and it will be fun to see the holidays through their eyes.
@raffinee
This year I am hosting Thanksgiving and Christmas at my home for the very first time. I am a new food blogger with an intense passion for cooking and baking so this is right up my alley! I am very excited to whip up some memorable and tasty meals this year but I’m not going to lie… I am so nervous! I feel a huge amount of pressure to please my family with these two big meals.
This gift card would be a blessing to win! I would probably spend it all at Whole Foods stocking up on holiday eats and treats!
I am following on IG as giveitawhirl.girl
Thank you for the incredible opportunity to win! We are a one income family and this would help us out tremendously!
Happy holidays!!!