Tis the Season!!

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, dear readers,

It is December 1st and Christmas is coming. Seventeen days until I fly home. Twenty-five days until Christmas Day. Thirty-one days until the new year. Thirty-six days until my birthday. I love this season!

When I went to class this afternoon I was joyfully surprised to find my Residence Lobby had been decorated with yuletide cheer. There's a Christmas tree with lights and ornaments, a garland with a wreath over-top the front desk, and a large, white, lit-up moose (our residence mascot). 

 I have a Christmas moose hanging on my door.

 I have advent stockings hanging on my wall (I have no chimney, or else they would be hung there with care).

The only thing missing... Snow.

December 1st and this blasted city has no snow. No winter wonderland for me to wake up to. No winter wonderland to trek through to class. December 1st and I haven't even taken my winter coat out of the closet.

I miss Edmonton in the winter. There's something sadly magical about the need to put winter tires on your car in late-October. There's something truly magical about seeing the Alberta Legislature lit up with Christmas lights and covered in snow. There's something welcoming about blanketed fields and ploughed gravel roads.

I'm looking forward to finding my own winter wonderland here in my adoptive city, but until there's snow, I just can't get attached.

I love winter.

I love snow.

I love this season!

I'm looking forward to heading home for the holidays to see my family, my friends, my city, my snow, and my winter.

Until then...
I leave you with a little "Let it Snow" performed by Jamie Cullum.

Cait