White Christmas?!?

<-- Cole after a long day snowmobiling

My brother just posted his status on Facebook as "al the snow is gone I am sad" and this made me sad. It really doesn't feel like the Christmas season without some fresh snow on the ground. There are three reasons I am already disappointed with this particular Christmas.


1. No snow 
2. No more snowmobiles 
3. No time off. 


These are three main reasons why I don't feel like it is even Christmas in 3 days! I am used to having at least a month off for Christmas and this year I am only getting Christmas day and the following day off! Yes, I am playing my little violin although I know there are many other things people have to complain about. But that is the only thing that I look forward to Christmas for is getting some time off to rest and spend time with family. The icing on the cake is the fact that as a family we are not even going on a cruise this year and as I am typing this I realize how much of an ungrateful brat I sound like. In my defense, every year the family takes the time off for Christmas to go on a cruise.


No time off=no cruise! 

Now to add to my scrooge like behavior, my father called me the other day to inform me that he sold my snowmobile! I loved to snowmobile and I was at least looking forward to going home for a couple of days and taking the sleds out for a spin. Nothing like getting out deep into the woods, snow falling off the branches above you, pushing your thumb on the throttle and feeling the warmth of the sled. I need my ME time and escaping out in the wildness, going fast, collecting your thoughts, enjoying the serenity and peace! Believe it or not, I am a thinker! I am a very people oriented person and love being around people but there is a time of the day when I have to be alone and spend some time just thinking. Being a social butterfly, it is not easy to find time in the day for yourself! But being on the sled, gave me a lot of time to think and there is something about being in the presence of mother nature that really puts things into perspective and helps clear my head. This is all a tease because I will no longer have this time anytime. Weird how as we get older all we want is time. All I want for Christmas is time with good company and great family! No iPhone or Michael Khors purse could make me laugh as hard as my father does when he makes fun of my aunt or bring me so much joy as my mother does with her love and affection.

I am sure I will have many stories to share after my Christmas experience this year with my family. Our Christmas dinner will be very similar to the Klumps dinner scene.

Are you ready?!?

I couldn't believe that just three days ago I was wearing short sleeves outside and it's December! How crazy is that and how is it even possible?? Being from Syracuse, we would have already had to break out the shovels by now but even in Syracuse we have yet to see a snowflake. I try not to think about this too much because it honestly scares me! Is this global warming at it's finest or is this just the calm before the storm?!? Now, most people are probably happy they don't have to wake up early to brush off their cars and shovel them out of the snow bank but I am not one of these people! It just doesn't seem right without snow this time of the year. How am I supposed to go see the big tree in the city with no snow on the ground? Or how am I supposed to gather up my snowmobile gear without any place to go to? This honestly saddens me. To me, it doesn't even feel like Christmas! My tree isn't hung and my shopping hasn't even begun! The changing of the seasons is important and I believe that we need change! Change is good, it makes us appreciate what we had and also allows us to experience new things! So who is ready for a big storm??