Christmas = work

I say this EVERY year. Like a broken record.
I want to enjoy Christmas. Really enjoy it. Not rush around, buying last minute gifts, running from one party to the next.

The snow put a halt to some preperation so the rush is more so. Working 45+ hours a week doesn't help when you throw in travel time.
One year before I die it will all be done. Before 2am Christmas morning.

Baby it is SO cold outside

So much for winter in DC. I figured we were below the Mason-Dixon line, semi close to the water, and we are in Virginia (kind of..) so no snow right?
Wrong. So very wrong.
We have snow. BEFORE the offical winter has begun. Crazy right? We have received about 20 inches.
Now most people that I whine to about this tell me I should visit their state and see what a real winter is all about.
Look - I get it. It snows all over. But I am a beach bunny - not a snow bunny.
I grew up where "cold" was 45 degrees. Snow was not something we saw and if we did? One inch could shut the town down.
So work with me. This is new territory.

Speaking of which I think it is past time to move. Way past.