The Silly Season

I absolutely love this time of the year. I usually get a little silly around this time, going on random shopping adventures, buying all sorts of weird christmasy things, singing carols and smiling more than usual.. I love all the decorations everywhere (one of the reasons I like going to the mall so much around this time), and I love all the xmas songs and movies going around. I also love all the parties and dinners and all of that.. its just FUN! It makes it a little strange though, being Jewish and all.. but that doesn't stop me getting into the swing of things, and for that reason, I have uploaded a festive template from 1st December til after I come back from my winter wonderland holiday!

I'm so excited about my trip and have bought a bunch of stuff in preparation! Including new luggage (I've never bought luggage before - so exciting. Ive been using our old family suitcases which are falling apart and are ugly and oversized). I also bought 2 pairs of snowboarding pants, and new thermals, plus some other bits and bobs. I can't wait to get on that plane and enjoy a month of travelling, relaxing and snowboarding!! It could very well be my last big trip for a while, if we start our 'family' next year. So I'm determined to make this a really awesome trip.

There's only a few weeks left of work, and its getting pretty damn stressful. But the light at the end of the tunnel makes it all worth it. Our work xmas dinner is coming up in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to that :) And we're even having a little xmas celebration at my gym (a fruit platter after our morning spin class in 2 weeks - can't think of anything better than standing around dripping in sweat, and woolfing down strawberries and pineapple with a bunch of your spin class buddies). Climbing is going really well - I've advanced quite a bit in the last few months. I'm a little worried about how much I'm going to "lose" in the skills department, after a month away without any rock climbing. Hopefully I wont go too far backwards.

Generally, everything is fabulous, the end of the year is nearly here, Eclipse comes out on DVD today, and I have a nice little shopping trip to enjoy today at lunchtime. Good times. :D

Ps: Here are some pics of my new snowboarding pants - my sister thinks the first one looks terrible. She just doesn't "get" boarder fashion.. what do you guys think?