Welp, we are on the verge of exiting September, the first of our four “ber” months. If you are married to a woman from the Philippines, as I am, you quickly learn that September through December aren’t just months on the calendar—they’re one long Christmas season.
In the Philippines, Christmas sneaks
in the moment the page flips to September—because, well, it ends in “ber,” just
like December. By the time the rest of the world is still arguing over
Halloween costumes, Filipinos already have lights strung, decorations dangling,
and “Silent Night” echoing through the malls. Four whole months of yuletide
cheer—it’s basically an endurance sport.
Christmas is serious business there.
And pulling a Filipina off her island and plunking her down in Montana is not
going to tone down that Christmas spirit—it just means she swaps palm trees for
pine.
Desiree was a little slow off the
starting line this year, but she made up ground fast over the last couple of
days. We are now officially in Christmas mode. Baubles dangle here and there, a
wreath hangs over the electric fireplace, and most importantly, the tree is up
and fully decorated.
I’ll admit, the tree looks pretty
spiffy. I’m sharing a photograph of Desiree placing the star on top—smiling
like she just won Christmas gold.
Merry Christmas!
And, oh yeah, have a nice
Thanksgiving somewhere along the way.
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