O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches

Last night was a howling, windy night. I guess we were lucky to have had power this morning. It was definitely cold this morning too. I got "scolded" twice for going outside with wet hair. If the world knew of the frizziness that would result from me blowdrying my hair, they would complain no more.
Tonight is our Christmas party at work. It'll be nice to eat my weight in good food. Ha, well, I'll try not to go that far. We're eating at a restaurant with an all-you-can-eat buffet. That's dangerous for people like Jessie and me! We definitely eat all we can eat, and then some. I'll try to behave myself tonight though.
Our house looks so cozy with the Christmas tree up. I didn't want to leave it this morning. It was so warm and there was a nice warm blanket draped over the chair...who would want to leave that to go into the bitter cold and howling winds? haha It was a very pretty drive to work though. At first there were some pink and purple looking clouds dotted along the sky. Then the sun started shining and it was really pretty, especially with all the houses decorated all Christmassy. I had the thought that it reminded me of Christmas morning. I'm glad its not yet though. Somehow the anticipation of Christmas is almost as good as the day itself. Well, sometimes. Some people tell me how glad they are when it'll all be over, and I think that's sad! I wish everyone could enjoy it rather than being so frazzled and stressed. I know it does that, though, the pressure to buy everyone gifts and decorate and go to all the events that are jam-packed on the calendar, and the pressure for everything to be perfect. I try to keep myself distanced from that as much as I can, but its hard. I just try to enjoy the soft glow of Christmas lights and the Christmas music in the stores and I try not to go crazy with Seth and Lily pressing the buttons and playing their musical Christmas ornaments over and over again! I love Christmas, although I miss the ease of it when I was a kid. Its really fun to watch Seth and Lily enjoy it too. With all the hustle and bustle it can be easy to forget why we even celebrate this holiday, but if we stop for a moment and take a breath from all the shopping, it'll come back to us.

"Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas."
Johnny Carson