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aaaaall the way
By my own rules I am not supposed to be Christmas-y until the day after Thanksgiving, BUT THEN GAP OUTDID THEMSELVES WITH THEIR 2008 ADS AND I HAD TO. HAD TO. (ALTHOUGH, okay, I'm also feeling oddly chatty and just felt like posting? HI!!) It is so many things I love about the holiday season: cute sweaters, dorky dancing, sooooongs, and glee. Also if you, like me, listened to this and thought "WHY DO I NOT HAVE AN AWESOME HIP HOPPY VERSION OF JINGLE BELLS ANYWHERE IN MY ITUNES???" there is a just plain Trey & Flo version, AND I WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO RIP IT, SOMEHOW.
Tomorrow I am going to buy myself candles. Lots and lots of delicious smelling candles. Also sheet music. Except knowing my penchant for procrastination, I will still be saying this a week from now :(
P.S. FUN UNRELATED FACT: The Christmas classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" originates from a crappy Esther Williams swimming movie from the 50s (I think it was the 50s?) that has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HOLIDAYS AT ALL.
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Oh I know! But they try every year and I love them for it. Still, people who complain about how annoying all the Christmas commercials are silly, I WILL SUFFER THROUGH THE SAME FERRERO ROCHER COMMERCIAL EVERY YEAR IF MEANS I GET THINGS LIKE THIS.
You mean Janelle Monáe! SHE IS FABULOUS, I love her voice.
But after Thanksgiving everything about ~the season~ sort of aligns and it's just SO MUCH BETTER THEN. I don't think you can be completely in the right mood before all the storefronts are decorated.
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I'll have to check out some of her other stuff. I do like her voice.
I miss being in NYC during the holiday season, right before all the tourists rush in. I mean, it gets Christmas-y here, but it's not the same.
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If you want I can upload an album for you?
OH, I BET YOU DO! It is actually one of my goals in life to witness the Christmas season in as many major cities as I can, but so far I just have London :(
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Oh, yes, that would be so great! I'd love to hear more of her.
I DO, I DO. And this year, we're going to Arizona right after Christmas through New Year's (EXTRA WEIRD, since we've been going over my spring break for...14 years), so I'll miss the holiday jingle jangle even more. You may only have London, but London is delightful and, umm, Love Actually-y, so I say, good on you!
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It's uploading, I'll give you the link when it's done!
Where in Arizona do you go? I don't imagine the weather will be all that wintery.
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Oh, yay, thank you!
We go to Tucson. It's not really the weather more than the people. Like, there are people who go every spring break, so I've made friends and my parents have made friends, and even if we don't know people, we recognize them, so it's comforting. But there are also people who go every Christmas/New Year's, so it will just be a different crowd. But I'm going abroad next semester, and Arizona is a tradition, so we kinda rearranged our schedule.
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That sounds lovely! I haven't been to Tuscon since I was ridiculously small, but I really liked it then. And I forget: where are you studying abroad?
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It's really beautiful in the spring. Not too hot, not too chilly. I don't think I ever made it "official" on here, actually (or maybe I did?), but I'm going to Stockholm! I'm very excited.
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