November 1st, the day
after Halloween and apparently Christmas season, as marked by the festive red
Starbucks Holiday cups that have arrived in stores. Kids are still coming down from their
Halloween sugar high and yet, we seem to have blown through Thanksgiving and gone
straight to Christmas. Target started
their Spot, the dog, Holiday commercials a few weeks ago, along with Walmart
and Kmart touting their layaway options for presents. If we continue on this trajectory we will
soon be giving a whole new meaning to Christmas in July! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE that it is holiday
season, and I LOVE when Starbucks transitions to their holiday cups. I will love it even more after daylight
savings this weekend. Living in Chicago
means the sun will set by 4pm after we “fall back.” One of the perks of early holiday
celebrations is the fact that Chicago puts up Christmas lights early, so even
though it is pitch black at 5pm, I get to see all the twinkling lights on my
bus ride home.
