i can feel Christmas

do you feel it?

i felt it again today- the cool air on evenings and the smell of Christmas since December started. with windows rolled down and the breeze blowing in from the outside, i looked out as we passed by Christmas lanterns and bright-lit houses decorated for the season. the star-dotted sky added to the Christmasey feel in the air.

i hugged my knees tightly to my chest and smiled because it's that time of year again when i'm on a high almost every night enjoying the weather. i wish it could be like this the whole year round except on summer vacations when i can hit the beach and go on road trips.

Christmas is my most favorite time of the year. we may not have "white Christmases" and build snowmans at this side of the world but we have the longest Christmas and that invisible force is just there- the force that makes you feel the true meaning of Christmas no matter how difficult times may be and how chaotic the country is.