This past week it suddenly got cold in Utah... it even flurried a little. It was a little surprising only because we've had perpetual spring all summer long until these last couple of weeks. It was even more surprising to me, though, that on that first cold morning, as I climbed into my car (with seat warmers), I got excited. I usually dread winter in Utah because I hate driving and walking in the snow, but something about being cold and then warming up in the car reminded me of Christmas, or more specifically, the holiday season and all the memories I have associated with it. November and December are my favorite months of the year. Usually starting Nov. 1st, I feel a certain joy of the spirit of friendship, family, and togetherness. I love making and seeing people happy. The spirit of the holidays to me is the spirit of celebrating all that I hold dear to my heart. Most importantly, I love feeling the spirit of Christ most every where. Of course there is commercialism of Christmas, but I try not to let that destroy how I celebrate all the reasons why I am grateful and the birth of my Savior. Usually this spirit or feeling doesn't come to me until after Halloween, but this week I already felt it and I am feeling so happy! My life is wonderful (which reminds me to watch my favorite movie...)! The Lord has truly given me the strength and peace I need to carry all the responsibilities I have in my life right now.
With all that said, I've already started thinking about decorating my little basement for Christmas. I've decided that when I go home for Thanksgiving, I want to take some, if not all, of my Christmas village houses back to Utah with me so that I can set them up to enjoy. I also have thought about setting up and decorating my own Christmas tree. My grandma has one she decorates all year-round, but I want my own tree down in the basement. The only problem with that is that it's buried beneath all the stuff I went through and stored away for Grandma. Yeah, it's at the very bottom of everything... it was the first thing I put in there. Awesome. So, I am going to recruit my home teachers to help me unearth it and set it up. All the while, I am going to play Mannheim music, just like we do at home. :D My home teachers are going to love me even more after this! ;)
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