White Christmas!!

For years, I've lived in such a climate that the chances of seeing snow fall on Christmas Day are almost impossible. I recall one year that it snowed in Texas in mid December, but had all melted by the 25th. Last year it snowed right after the new year (on the second day of school, in fact, which considerably increased my new school anxiety), but in all my memory, I cannot ever recall seeing snow on the ground, much less fall from the sky, on Christmas.

It snowed today.

Squee! We woke up relatively later than usual to full stockings and gifts huddling happily around the base of our diminutive tree. James loves surprises and was happy with the things I got him. I, who dislike surprises and gave James a list weeks ago, was pleasantly surprised to be pleasantly surprised by a few gifts that he took a gamble in getting me without consulting me first. :) And Hamlet was ecstatic with his live catnip plant but has yet to figure out that the birdfeeder on the back porch was a gift to amuse him when the birds find it (he can't get out, so the birds are safe).

I had just finished hanging the birdfeeder and James was working on installing our new 42" plasma TV (a combination new job/Christmas gift to ourselves) when we looked out the window and saw big white snowflakes falling from the sky. It was a White Christmas! Not only did it snow, but it stuck to the ground on our back porch and covered our car! But the best miracle is that is stopped short of making the roads hazardous to drive, so we could go see a movie, which happened in the form of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Although not necessarily an uplifting Christmas movie by any stretch of the imagination, it was a fabulous specimen of the artistic cinema, and Johnny Depp is a fabulous as ever.

So we left the theater with our minds turned to food, but all of our tried-and-true restaurants between the theater and home were closed for the holiday (the nerve!). So we took a gamble and went to a Thai place that we had often passed on our way to another Thai place (that mailed out coupons on occasion, but was closed). Thai Rose turned out to be a wonderful place, with clean bathrooms and good, affordable food, a winning combination.

Now if only the Blazers win against Seattle, this Christmas will be perfect.
Well, perfect for James. It's already perfect for me.