Everywhere I go…

Yep, the stores are geared up for Halloween so of course that means its time to haul out the holly! Hard to believe it’s almost that time of year. Kids are starting to drool as they watch tv. Parents are starting to cringe in return. Not to mention; can we buy toys this year? Because they all seem to be contaminated with lead paint. Or is that a ploy by the gaming companies to force sales of over priced gaming devices and accessories to paranoid parents?

Either way, I do enjoy Christmas. Not necessarily the commercialism of it, but Christmas itself, and the holidays.

Around Halloween time I start to get a fuzzy feeling. Fall has started (my favorite season), the air is crisp, the sky turns such vibrant colors. Then we gear up towards Thanksgiving. A day to gorge ourselves and remember why we only visit family once a year. I think that is why we eat so much, to dull the pain of those visits. And after that, Christmas. All the bright festive colors, wrappings and trimmings. Songs on the radio you usually only hear once a year and no matter what those Grinches say, more people do smile.

Things just take on a different glow around the holidays. I’m not entirely sure what it is. But I like it.