Why am I all of a sudden in a Christmas mood?

Was it that festively decorated green and red corrugated cardboard cooler on my 6am Starbucks coffee cup Monday morning?

Is it the perpetual chill that has graced the air of Southern California which now makes wearing anything less than an Eskimo parka unbearable (yes, my blood has definitely thinned since moving out here)?

Is it the fact that I now have to decide whether walking into pretty much any commercial establishment is worth the risk of being barraged with the constant stream of generic Christmas muzak?

But perhaps, most of all, what’s putting me in the Christmas mood already is the fact that after an extremely extended length of time at school, I’m experiencing my first three-day weekend since September. Not only that, it gets better! This coming week is short due to the Monday holiday. Next week is short due to Thanksgiving! And then the following three weeks before Christmas will go fast as in the midst of them, I’ve planned at field trip to UCLA, an LAUSD Unit 1 Assessment Success Party (basically, an after-school pizza/movie party for my kids who scored “proficient” or “advanced” on the first district unit assessment this year), two minimum days (glorified half-days), consummated by the annual faculty Christmas party!

Anyway, I’d better quit now before I get too far ahead of myself!

One Response to “These are a few of my favorite things…”

1. Mom says:

   November 11, 2007 at 8:00 am

   While you’re in this festive “Christmas” mood can you please email me a Christmas “wish list”.
   Please be specific since I failed “Mind Reading 101″.

   Thanks :)

   Love- Mom

   P.S. Nice tune.

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