Too early for Christmas music?

AK gang after enjoying a pre-Thanksgiving feast coutesy of Linda

Now that the Halloween decor is on clearance and the Christmas isles are quickly expanding, is it acceptable to break out the Christmas CDs? I put one in on the way home from Jon's hockey game last night and it was truely music to my ears. I tend to go through a period of denial that the summer is really ending but now that we have seen the snow in AK and the stores are beginning to look more festive, I am ready to embrace WINTER! I found myself already plotting what weekend is best to set up the Christmas tree and decor. I think Adelyn will get a kick out of the lights and ornaments. She was petting the trees at Target today and looked excited :)

I could do without the ferocious wind that accompanies our winters though. I tried taking Murphy and Adelyn on a walk this afternoon and I seriously had trouble pushing the stroller the wind was so strong. Plus I almost froze my fingers and bunz off. That's just not right. What would it take to get a few mountains around here to block the wind???

Linda (the mom of Jon's good friend Sean--who lives in Hawaii now) made us a dinner one evening in Alaska that spared none of the Thanksgiving/Christmas feast staples. She went all out--turkey, potatoes, stuffing and even cranberries. It was delicious and already I am dreaming of November 23rd. Mmmmm!