I have to admit – there was a part of me that was dreading the holidays this year. It wont be the same. Will the neighbors put up lights and decorate their yards? Will there be any fun Christmas events to go to? What about Santa? Will he know where to find me? Do they have Christmas in Texas? Will it be the same as it is in California?

The answer is yes, yes, and yes.

I wasn’t going to do it. I just wasn’t feeling it. The kids aren’t here, no one to cook for (besides JD). I was excited about the holidays – I always am, but of course this year is different. It’s our first Christmas “away from home”. First, I thought – no decorations…why bother? Then I started to see more and more Christmas in the stores so I thought, well I’ll put out a few decorations, but no tree. When I shared this info with JD, he was agreeable, but did inform me that this would be the first time in his entire life that he wouldn’t have a Christmas tree. “Gulp”, uh…okay, but is it okay if it’s just a small tree on a table? Does it need to be real? Fast forward to today. We now have Christmas decorations all around the house, the front porch is decorated, and there is a 9 foot Christmas tree in the family room. How did that happen?!!!

Last weekend we went into town for “Dickens on Main”. First, you should know that downtown Boerne is a really cute, old downtown Main Street. Old buildings that have been there forever (many are historical), and are now shops, restaurants, bakeries, etc. Anyway, last weekend Main Street was closed off, and all the shops and restaurants were open, there were horse drawn carriages, booths in the park (of course there’s a park on Main Street, and yes it has a big white gazebo!), and highlight was snow…just like Disneyland!

It’s official, I now have the holiday spirit.