I'm gonna cave I just know it...

I've been trying my hardest to reign in any premature Christmas spirit. You know the deal, you get super excited once the red and green paraphenelia clutter Walmart the day after Halloween and all of a sudden you're dangerously close to over-stimulating your Holiday cheer. For me this centers around Christmas music typically. The day after Halloween, I will pull out my old Christmas mix CDs and casually throw them in my car "just in case", which in turn end up on replay in my car stereo until I can't handle one more second of Nat King Cole (oh, how I LOVE Nat King Cole!). But also, I'll start baking up a storm, packing on the holiday weight before Thanksgiving even arrives. I'll even pick up a few Christmas gifts, ones that I probably won't even like come the day of giving, and therefore end up spending twice as much money on friends and family when I rush back to the stores last minute to get them something else!

Keeping all this in mind, however, last year I was kind of a dud. Okay, I was a serious holiday dud. It may have been because I was in the first trimester of my pregnancy with Johnny Hahny number one (who sadly never made it past New Years). Or maybe it was the lack of funds (which isn't ever going to improve, so really that shouldn't be an issue). Or perhaps I just didn't let myself get caught up in it all. Maybe I reigned it in so much, that I lost it all together.

So this year, I may just allow myself to overindulge. I am pregnant afterall. So far in my 24 weeks, I haven't really had a single craving... perhaps THIS will be it for me. Christmas. There could be worse things, right? I mean, at least it isn't Taco Bell and pickles in ice cream! Here is my first temptation... read it and shake your head in wonder. :) Isn't it fabulous?

The Christmas Mix!
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I'm not entirely sure when this station started playing the Christmas tunes, but Mike realized it on Halloween on his drive home from work. He's so far been able to abstain, but I have to admit to wandering in that direction a few times since. Luckily for me, both times its been "Baby it's cold outside", which technically isn't JUST a Christmas song, despite its popularity since its appearance on your favorite new Christmas classic and mine, "Elf". So really, I'm not that lame. (side note to college roomies if you're out there... remember our answering machine message "Erin Elf, Lindsay Elf, Katie Elf and Megan Elf... What's your favorite color?" We thought we were sooooo clever and it took about 40 minutes to actually record. And then no one could really even tell what we were saying over the music in the background. Luckily only our then boyrfriend's ever really called! That wasn't really a shining moment on Pine Street.)

But anyways, its also supposed to get COLD this weekend! We've had a few short cold spells, but this past week its been gorgeously 70 degrees and sunny. Its easy to fight the visions of sugar plums when your driving around with your windows rolled down! But that "obstacle" is finally coming to an end...

Tomorrow Nov 07
Sprinkles
Hi: 52° Lo: 36°
Day: Chance of moderate rain showers. High 52F

Saturday Nov 08
Sprinkles
Hi: 44° Lo: 35°
Chance of moderate rain showers with snow showers. High 44F and low 35F.

Sunday Nov 09
Flurries
Hi: 44° Lo: 33°
Chance of very light snow showers. High 44F and low 33F.

Monday Nov 10
Fair
Hi: 46° Lo: 36°
Partly cloudy skies. High 46F and low 36F.

Time to get festive, my friends. :)