Getting into the Christmas spirit can be tricky when you live in the Sunshine State. Holiday movies and TV shows always depict Christmas as snowy, chilly, and bundled-up. Meanwhile, here in Florida, I’m just trying to find that festive feeling under endless sunshine.
Now, don’t get me wrong – I’m not complaining about the lack of snow. I hate snow. But when your year basically has two seasons – Summer and Not-So-Summer – my brain struggles to switch into holiday mode. I mean, we’ve had our windows open for the past two days! It’s gorgeous outside. Nothing about this says, “Santa is coming!”
We’ve already put up our tree and decorated the house – nothing over the top, but I do have my tiny Christmas village set up and the handmade Nativity scene passed down from my great-grandmother. That Nativity is my absolute favorite Christmas decoration, and no one is allowed to touch it. Still, even with all that, we just weren’t feeling very Christmas-y.
Tonight, though, everything changed. I picked up hot cocoa and marshmallows while grocery shopping, determined to spark that holiday spirit. Over dinner, I found a Christmas classic on TV: A Charlie Brown Christmas. Who doesn’t love that?!
Afterwards, we watched Arthur Christmas. Cute, different, but definitely charming. And then – our son actually asked if there were more Christmas movies or shows to watch. I was shocked! This kid rarely sits still for one movie, let alone two. I scrolled through Freeform’s lineup for the week and set a bunch of movies and shows to record.
Finally, the warm, fuzzy holiday feeling started to settle in. The Teen looked over at me, sipping her cocoa with a smile, and said, “I’m finally feeling like it’s Christmas.” I couldn’t agree more.
How about you – are you still trying to get into the holiday mood, or are you already in full-blown Operation Christmas?
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