The Holidays are upon us... even if it doesn't feel like it at all!!

I have just reolised that we are almost 1 month away from Christmas!! YIKES!! Living down here has me totally off track. I'm not even thinking about Christmas at all!! I mean, it's still summer down here. It feels like it has been summer forever! The only time that I am even slightly reminded about Christmas is when I am in the malls. It's weird. I was reading my friends blog today and she was talking about thanksgiving dinner and stuff... man, I am totally not in that mindset at all!! I am not really feeling the spirit when I'm able to go to the beach every day and look out my window and see nothing but sun and green! This is dumb! I'm going back to Canada!! lol. I am trying to convince my parents to come up to Canada for Christmas or if not, for all of us to spend Christmas or New Years Eve in New York City. You can fly there from here for only $45 round trip, so I think it would be the next best thing to being home. I on the other hand am not planning on missing Christmas eve at Aunt Donna and Uncle George's house! That is the highlight of my Christmas these days! I can't miss it.
But anyways, I guess regardless of where I spend Christmas this year I should at least start shopping for it. Because weather it feels like it or not, it's going to come, just like clockwork.