that cosy time of year

Is it me or has Christmas arrived esp early this year? :)

Having time to roam the streets of Orchard last week, I was surprised to find decorations up & announcing the yuletide season. What? Its Christmas again? So soon?! I was out of town for 10 days & at a magical sweep of the wand, every store, mall was suddenly transformed fancy. Tall lit ribboned trees are up & proud at every other street corner. Retailers have put out their Christmas grab-a-bag pressie packages and displays have swirled from summer fall gear to glittery gowns & dresses. Everything everywhere is shouting CHRISTMAS! TIME TO SHOP!

Of cos, that and receiving my first Christmas card (some friends are so prompt!) & stash & stashes of Christmas discount brochures make it undeniable that the familiar hussle-bussle time of year has begun. The nagger in me is nagging the procrastinator in me to get started on the card-writing (I never finish my list every year!) and start looking out for pressie ideas… the planner in me also wonders – are we going to carol this year?

It probably isn’t that early (its mid-Nov afterall) but you know how Christmas marks the end of a year & its scary to be jolted into realisation that ANOTHER year has passed you inablinkofaneye by.

Still, its one of my favourite seasons. Partly cos I like gifts & gift shopping, adore writing & receiving cards, love to sing & hear Christmas carols. But mostly cos its the time, reason loved ones start to trickle back home… people I haven’t seen for awhile & miss dearly.

So as the clock ticks and Christmas begin to envelope us, may it be a cosy time as we celebrate the Reason for the season with the people that mean so much.