Thursday, December 23, 2010
quicko: tis the season
... or not. Christmas here feels much more like a day, and much less like a season. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but I think it's a combination of no snow, no Thanksgiving, no Christmas cookies, no carols (except at specifically designated carol services), etc. Christmas cards aren't as big; neither are, say, wreaths. The decorations in homes are really just plain pitiful -- a small, fake tree, if that. Not even Charlie Brown trees -- those I could live -- but just wimpy little artificial affairs.
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We got an official Charlie Brown Tree this year. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=charlie+brown+christmas+tree&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGLL_en___US383&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=2064427786558763792&ei=qX0TTefmGYTGlQfFxez2Bw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=image&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q8gIwBA#. I think you'll appreciate it :)
i think you may be on to something...living in CA is the same feeling. though we definitely have thanksgiving, the lack of snow, frost, etc. makes whatever secularized carols seem ridiculous. also, even with most businesses closed, it feels more like a hiccup, than a season.
that could be because it feels like late-october outside and the trees still have leaves.....
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