Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas...NOT

I have been trying very hard to get into the Christmas spirit this year. House is decorated, tree is up, took the kids to see Santa and we have been listening to lots Christmas music in the car and watching classics like Frosty and Rudolph...but I still am not feeling it. The weather is hot, the malls are air conditioned, kids are out of school on summer holidays and because it stays light later into the evening you don't get to see many Christmas lights on houses...not that there are many to see anyway. I really do not miss the snow and cold but it is the one time of year when I find it tolerable. There is just something about seeing Christmas lights reflecting off the snow...building snowmen with the kids on the front lawn...going for a hay ride and then having hot chocolate and warming up in front of the fireplace. We have many Christmas activities this week so hopefully those will help...Gingerbread house making with the Canadian Club, live Nativity downtown with real animals, neighbourhood Christmas BBQ and then we are hosting a Christmas Eve party. We are also planning a nice Christmas dinner with our friends and then a swim in their pool followed by hitting the beach to watch the sunset. We might as well embrace the change right? Lets just say the song "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" has a whole new meaning to me this year.