and all that other stuff! Christmas seems to come earlier each year, although I know that isn't really true. This year it arrived right on schedule, two weeks before Thanksgiving. At least at Starbucks. At Target it started showing up the week before Halloween. I really couldn't comment on elsewhere. At home it isn't allowed to show up until the day after Thanksgiving. So not my rule but I go along with it.
Tonight however I needed a little something. Tonight I needed reminding that the most wonderful time of year is just around the corner.
Tonight I was delighted to find the Starbucks holiday cd's on display. Tonight I needed a little Christmas.While I generally have a little more self control, tonight I let myself float into holiday heaven for just a bit. I floated away to a land past report cards and parent conferences.
I reveled in the commercialism of a Starbucks tree and allowed the glistening of glitter to put the twinkle back in my eye for just a bit. Tomorrow morning I will wake up back in November, and happy to be there. But tonight it's Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby and a premature holiday tree that is not yet fully grown.
