it's beginning to look a lot like christmas

we have christmas lights on the patio and a wreath on the wall.  christmas cards are trickling in through the mail.  we have a sparse scattering of christmas decorations around the apartment.  almost all of our outgoing christmas cards have departed with the mail man.  There's even a wintry chill to this normally sunny san diego weather.  now all we need is a christmas tree and to start my christmas shopping and the season will be in full swing!  weeeee!