It's beginning to feel a lot like... 78 degrees.

Dancing to Christmas music

Despite listening to the Christmas channel on Pandora for 10+ hours a day, I'm having a hard time feeling Christmas-y this year.  I blame it on the weather.  It was 78 degrees today - how am I supposed to be in the Christmas spirit when it's so hot outside?

Haven't I blogged about this before? ;)

I grew up in New England - I am used to snow.  Ice storms.  Snow days.  Freezing weather.  Seeing my breath in the chilly air.  Hot chocolate.  Stringing popcorn and cranberries on the tree (if you do that here, you might as well just put out a "Welcome" mat for all the bugs).

Abby asked me a few weeks ago when we were going to get snow.  I told her that we wouldn't be getting snow this year because it's too hot.  Poor girl started crying on the spot.

By this time last year, I was done Christmas shopping!!  I had made a lot of really cute gifts!  Not so this year.

Now, I do have to say this: 78 degrees is glorious weather.  It is perfect for playing outside.  Going for walks.  Going to the park.  Running.  Lounging on the porch.  It's gorgeous, and I do love it for the most part.

But, I would really love a week of winter.  I would love to look out my window and see snow falling gently.  I love how quiet the world gets while it's snowing outside, or right after a snowstorm.  I would love to have a big steaming mug of hot chocolate or hot apple cider instead of a glass of ice water.

But don't worry, I know what will help, and hopefully I can do them while we are in Savannah next week: watch "White Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life".  Decorate Christmas music.  Be surrounded by family.  Visit with friends.  Read Luke 2.  Play some Christmas games.  Do some acts of service.  Eat more treats. :)

... and of course, wrap some presents!  Garrett and I bought ourselves a gift last month during a pre-Black Friday sale so we won't be getting anything for each other this year (or "for the next year"), but thankfully I still have other presents to wrap!  I'm pretty horrible at it (seriously, I am really bad at wrapping, it's embarrassing) but it still gets me in the Christmas spirit.

What's your favorite thing to do to get in the Christmas spirit?