How's winter treating you? Burton & I escaped the cold Portland weather to spend the holidays in Florida's 80 degree heat. While I loved visiting with family & friends, I actually really didn't enjoy the warm weather. I understand why snowbirds visit Florida in the winter, but (call me crazy) I just don't like sweating on Christmas Day!
We had a lovely time & were able to squeeze in visits with a surprising amount of loved ones :] I loved the slow, lazy mornings, the funny chats about family history, and the copious amounts of delicious food I'd never normally buy for myself. I even had a glorious reunion with a Publix sub or two ;] It was a beautiful holiday break & I'm glad to already have plans in the works to see some of those lovely people again in the not-too-distant future :]
Winter break 2014 was wonderful :] Thanks for the memories!
I try to add something lovely to my life every day. My dream is to live a crafty, happy life in Portland OR, with my husband, Burton :]
It's strange for me to think of Christmas not being crazy hot but we do get lots of winter Christmas iconography here in Australia - on christmas cards and tv shows and movies. Hopefully one day I can have a white Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteThat's so interesting, Fee! How have I never thought about how warm Christmas would be in the lower hemisphere?? In Florida, I never taught "wintery" art lessons to my students because it seemed too abstract for some of them. But now that we're in Oregon, I'm teaching season-themed lessons all the time! If you ever want a white Christmas, I highly recommend Oregon. It's beautiful out here & I just learned that Oregon has more Christmas trees than people :]
DeleteI hear you!!! So sorry Christmas was warm. We are finally getting a 'cold front' this evening. I will bring in the seedlings :))) I love love love you and miss you so much!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteYou can't control the heat, mama! ;] I miss you so much already & I'm glad we get to see each other again in only a matter of weeks! I'll be counting down the days. I love you to the moon & back!
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