HO OH WHOA!

Remember the year that Australian women found Santa's cheerful "Ho HO HO" too offensive?? I think it was in '07. So, down under it's now "Ha Ha Ha" or "Hee Hee Hee". As far as I'm concerned, a hoe is something you dig the ground with and if I heard "Hee Hee Hee" from a man, it would personally give me the dirty old man creeps. I can hear it now in my head [deep man voice] "HEE HEE HEE"... read the story here.

Last Thursday began this year's OH HO-HO-HO party OVERLOAD. Two weeks till Christmas... and oh HO-HO-HO I already feel the month hurrying along. Just thinking about the things I want to do and get done makes my head hurt... a to-do list would be best- but I've never been great at those- Plus... once I make one I lose it 10 seconds later. Agh! All in all, my hand just works better for a notepad!

(pic from Tumblr)
Oh HO-HO-HO, I don't even want to think about the rush. I just want to soak it all in... let my eyes rest and glaze over the twinkle lights until they all blend into a hazey glow of melted color (thinking... melted Skittles or M&Ms in my hand).

-to sip homeade cocoa out on a chilly balcony
-to watch Elf because Buddy just fills me with a young child-like Christmas excitment that I miss as an adult.
-to play "Baby It's Cold Outside" on repeat on the iPod.
-to cozy up in a blanket and legwarmers beside the fire.
-to dip a candy cane in hot chocolate.
-to eat too many mushy marshmallows left over from the hot chocolate!
-to taste the first snowflake of the winter (if it ever falls!)

But all I REALLY want for Christmas is to
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l
o
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down and e-n-j-o-y this time of the year.

Currently: In love with Emerson Hart's song "Friend to a Stranger"... awesome, awesome just love it.

Also: Not to boast, this was a repost (revised)

SIGNED: SANTA! OH MY GOD! SANTA'S COMING! I KNOW HIM! I KNOW HIM!