Christmas Lights & Cocoa

This time of year, my favorite thing to do in the evening is make some cocoa for Paul and I, bundle up and go for a drive to look at the Christmas lights. It's interesting, because when gawking and commenting the gaudier the displays, the merrier the drive. I just love to look at the houses all lit up like used car lots and wonder at the sheer number of light up Santa's they manage to squeeze into one yard. Not to mention the plethora of light up snowmen, reindeers, christmas trees and nativity scenes accompanying the Santa's. These days, often accompanied by an 8' inflatable snow globe. My favorite part of the drive is going by the historic homes on Belmont and Reeves, and for a few minutes, I can feel like I'm back in a quaint New England town, where you might actually find carollers in the town square.

We're heading to Orlando, Florida for Christmas, where it will be sunny and in the mid-60's for Christmas Day. While I'm eager to escape the snow and ice, it's hard to feel like Christmas when it feels like summer. Somehow driving around looking at Christmas lights while sipping a glass of sweet tea just isn't the same. Although, I'm sure the light displays can be just as entertaining, and perhaps even more so with the addition of a light up flamingo or two.

What's your favorite light display style? for your own house, and for looking at on the Christmas light drives?

My own is fairly simple, white icicle lights along the edge of the roof on the front of the house and a wreath in each of the alcoves and on the front door. Probably doesn't warrant more than a passing glance on drives, no gawking at my house.

Turning 30 Killed Me...

Apparently turning 30 killed me since I ceased to post after that. Actually I had continued posting, tried livejournal for a bit, since a friend of mine is on there... However, there is just too much drama... so then I started posting just on my personal site. And it wasn't until I got a few comments in my mail today that I realized that I still had this. Terrible I know! I'm thinking I'll stop the random psychobabble on my site and just link in here. Since I obviously can't do both. It's like walking and chewing gum, or patting your head and rubbing your tummy, or feeding clowns and running from hyenas, it just can't be done... unless of course you are very adept.

I also moved within the last year, although rather than moving about 1000 miles or more away, it was only about 2. So, I'm still in Grand Forks, ND. Now winter has finally descended upon us and everything is coated with either: a) snow b) dirty snow c) ice d) dirty ice e) dirt
My favorite of those is actually the dirt, the least likely item to cause me to slip and end up on my behind! The best part about this winter though is season tickets to the UND Fighting Sioux! Enough rambling for now...