Snow-capped mountains are bringing in the Christmas cheer

I’ve been holding out. While I did add Christmas tunes to my iPod about a month+ ago, I have been avoiding listening to them. Why? Right now I think it’s because I haven’t got the red cups of Starbucks to remind me that Christmas is upon us and that I need to get excited. I know, I’m victim to such a commercial marketing ploy, and a transparent one at that, but I can’t help who I am. IT’S WHO I AM! DO YOU WANT ME TO CHANGE WHO I AM? (as a side-note, I have read several other blogs where the writers, from elsewhere in this world, are also victim to the red cup being their marker of Christmas season as well, so I’m not alone) I’m told that as of Nov. 13th the egg nogg hit the ‘bucks in their red cups and I’m hoping everyone out there got the chance to drink one in my honor (as a addendum to my last request, I apparently have to inform people that it is the reduced-fat ones they should be enjoying… my own mother didn’t even remember the Jen-trivia that states that coffee is always non or reduced fat (egg nogg is not available in non-fat since… well it’s an oxymoron)).

Luckily I have had a few audio and visual stimuli to remind me that corporations do and do not run my life and I can get through this Christmas season without a red cup to remind me to be festive. The first clue that Christmas was upon us was last Monday when my aunt and I were doing the dishes, she started humming a tune that I had only heard from my father before. After my first initial shock that someone else knew this silly song (apparently my other aunt, Lella, should no too… if you’re reading ask my dad about it and confirm knowledge please), I got a warm-fuzzy Christmas feeling and began to feel the excitement.

The song, for those wondering, and if anyone knows it please comment on that fact, is as follows:

“Christmas day is coming, lights are on the tree, hang up your stocking for Santa Clause to see. If you haven’t got a stocking then a little sock will do. If you haven’t got a little sock God bless you”

It’s much better sung by my dad, so if you’re given the chance, make him sing it… there’s also a kicky dance that goes with it (more of a hand dance actually) that I hope he will throw in with it.

The second Christmas clue was that the stores are decorating, the cities are stringing up lights in the piazzas and we bought poinsettias. Both my aunt and Jessica bought one. While I told Jessica to keep it away from her cat, Ginger, who’s this cute little thing that may be my uncles new best friend, I told my aunt that I want to relocate ours to sit just beside Poochy’s (our cat) bed. You see poinsettias are poisonness if ingested… and just because Christmas is upon us doesn’t mean I don’t still hate the cat.

The third clue and the second most influential commercialism clue is that I saw my first coca-cola Christmas commercial. Not as cute or as fun as the polar bear ones they had running in North America a few years ago, but still good nonetheless.

And so that’s it. Christmas is upon us and expect the blog to be inundated with Christmas spirit for the next month and a half. Big things are planned, and while I’m sure most of them will be carried out (Jen in Italy is still as much a procrastinator as Jen in Canada) stay tuned for the holiday fun! :D

PS: Note to Team International Delight- your present will be awesome, I’ve started working on it and I’m uber, uber excited about it.