Let it snow ! Let it snow! Let it snow!

Well winter has officially arrived! We have had snow for many days now and as much as i love it, i just wished it snowed on the grass and not on the roads! I drove all the way to work this morning like an old, old lady! I was crawling along the side streets barely reaching 40klm/hr! I think the last time the plows went by were hours ago!

Do you remember as kids how much we wished for a white Christmas? we wanted to make sure Santa would have enough snow for his trip to bring us all the gifts we asked for. Now as an adult i dont want a white christmas, we have too much driving to do, so unless the strees are perfectly clean i would prefer no snow. Sorry dont hate me, i am being practical! haha!

That remember when.............made me think of when i was young we waited so patiently for the Sears Wish book catalogue to come out each fall. I would spend hours going through the pages and deciding what i would ask for from the big guy in red. I would fold over page corners, i would circle things in pen, and when post it notes came out (ya i am that old that i remember a life before post its ), i would stick them to the page with notes in the margin saying what was my priorty and what i just kinda liked. I wonder what my mom thought? I should ask her.She probably got a kick out of it.

Christmas seemed so much simpler as a kid. As an adult its just not the same. I find myself almost dreading parts of the holiday. I am not a huge fan of the gifts and shopping. I hate crowds on a good day, but crowds in a mall full of last minute, hungry, crazy shoppers is not my cup of tea. Everyone is rushing to buy things for people, that they probably wont like, or wont appreciate or will just exchange. Then you have to wrap it all. I know , i know , use gift bags, but no matter how bad i am bah humbugging it, i just cant use gift bags for every gift.....................i do enjoy watching someone tear paper off a box. That gives me joy. Then there is the endless baking, ya thats not going to happen this year. But after all this comes the part of the holiday i love the best. Mass on Christmas Eve! and then the family visiting begins. Hugs! Love! Food! Laughter! Thats what Christmas is all about.That makes me happy and makes up for all the hustling and bustling around for one month. Family is what Christmas is all about.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!