Yesterday my friend sent me the upcoming Hallmark Countdown to Christmas schedule. My first thought (for about half a second) was, “Christmas movies, already? Really?” But then, something happened. My inner ELF pushed her way past my “It’s Fall Y’all” hoodie-wearing state of mind, announcing with glee, “OMG… OMG…its HERRRRE!!!!”. (Picture Gollum’s joy when he finally takes back the Ring from Frodo in Mount Doom in Mordor- 1:27 into the above link).
Odd that I visualize Gollum jumping up and down in delight after biting off Frodo’s finger as I think of my inner elf…but…well…it is…what it is. Unfortunately, if you’ve never seen Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, then my analogy makes no sense and you will have to accept that I am very excited to see the Hallmark schedule because it means that Christmas in on its way!
In all transparency, my inner
elf is always hanging around somewhere just waiting to pop out. While there
are some who would argue that Halloween hasn’t even arrived, I live in a world
of Christmas planning at
least 9 months out of every year. No, it’s not about being “extra”, I just LOVE
Christmas. The weather, songs, holiday spirit, baking, crafts, closeness with friends
and family…especially the time with my family. By the time the holiday actually
rolls around, I sit back sipping my Cosmo, sympathetically listening to all my
friends complaining that the season snuck up on them and they have no idea what
to do...while visions of sugar cookies dance in my head.
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