Every year, my family is the last to put away Christmas ornaments, to take down the tree, to remove the Christmas lights. In fact, our house's Christmas attire is still out. Sometimes, it really irritates me that we'll be in the middle (or at the end) of January and still have snowmen and Santa Clauses out. However, this friendly guy really caught my attention today, and for once, I'm glad that we haven't said goodbye to Christmas just yet.
In all the excitement of yesterday (which wasn't really all that exciting, actually), I forgot to wish everyone a happy December! I hope that, wherever you are, you are officially enjoying winter (whether it's amidst piles of snow in the Midwest, tanning in California--though not this morning, which is rather bleak and rainy-looking--or some in between).
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Sean has food poisoning. Which is not very holiday-spirit-ish. Everyone should send him some chicken soup and a get well soon card.
Also sick, but much more entertaining, is Sean's phone, which has been sending me the same text message every three minutes since around 8:15 last night. Oh, yes. That does mean that I didn't really get any sleep last night, and also that Sean, who doesn't have a texting plan on this phone, is paying 15¢ per message, and we're nearing 300 (with no end in sight).
What's that you're asking? Why, yes, it is just a little annoying to have my phone vibrate, crooning out Ben Jelen's "Falling Down," every three minutes (sometimes more--maybe twice in one minute--sometimes less because it misses the three-minute mark). But I have to be honest: it is more than a little entertaining. I laugh every three minutes... how many of you can say that?
This picture comes from the trip I took to Morro Bay a few weeks ago. Sunday morning, I traveled up the coast just to see the beautiful scenery (and because down here, fires were raging, and we didn't want to get home too soon). On the way back, we found this awesome little hidden beach (pictures will come soon, I promise, but you try editing 800 pictures around the holidays). There were these little things that looked like dinosaur eggs on the ground and I couldn't figure out what they were until I saw them on a tree and realised that they were baby pinecones! I've been waiting to make this a great "Merry Christmas" photo. Hopefully, it'll put you in the Christmas spirit!
Last night I went to Mission Inn's Festival of Lights, in which they use an extraordinary amount of electricity and, much to the surprise and delight of Bambi and me, fireworks! It was a lot like being at Disneyland for a spectacular lights and fireworks show--especially with three thousand of Riverside's residents crowded around, necks tilted upward as we all watched the show in silent wonder. If you're suffering from Southern California Christmas Spirit Disorder (by which I mean: if you just can't get in the Christmas mood because you've been wearing shorts and flip-flops during all of November), head down to the Mission Inn in Riverside some evening soon. Enjoy the carolers. Splurge on a ride in a one horse open sleigh (or maybe just carriage) for you and your special someone. Take goofy pictures with all the fun lights behind you.
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