42 Comments

1. Kevin Bussey said,

   August 30, 2007 at 9:45 am

   A nice dose of snow would be nice right now.

2. kimberly said,

   August 30, 2007 at 9:50 am

   ME TOO! I think I’ll sit down and watch A Christmas Story today.

3. Crystal Renaud said,

   August 30, 2007 at 10:00 am

   me too!! we were just talking about that at lifegroup on tuesday.

   sweaters, jackets, suede…

4. Heidi said,

   August 30, 2007 at 10:07 am

   Come on!!

   Are you guys the ones that like the Christmas trees up in the stores in September?

   Here in San Diego there is no real seasonal change, but apples are just starting and leaves.. wait on snow and Christmas lists at least for another month!!!

   Then I’ll bring out the red bermuda trunks out. :)

5. lynse leanne said,

   August 30, 2007 at 10:12 am

   i am ready for the colder weather….but not the red and green christmas decorations….that can wait.

6. lisa said,

   August 30, 2007 at 10:21 am

   i think i’m gonna make soup today!

7. John Blanchard said,

   August 30, 2007 at 10:30 am

   So is my wife…She’s already listening to Christmas music.

8. Lory said,

   August 30, 2007 at 10:36 am

   ok..random story of christmas at this time of year….

   i was in waco serving breakfast to the homeless and there was a lady playing the piano. one of the guys in charge told us to pay attention to what’s she was playing because she has trouble with mental illness. glad i was paying attention..before the morning was over she way playing jingle bells!!

   what a riot!

9. bill cecchini said,

   August 30, 2007 at 10:41 am

   Anne,

   how come?

   :-)

10. michael said,

    August 30, 2007 at 10:53 am

    i’m ready for football…

11. grant... said,

    August 30, 2007 at 10:54 am

    of course you are…it’s the most wonderful time of the year…

12. Faith said,

    August 30, 2007 at 10:56 am

    The holidays??? I’m ready for stinking SUMMER. It’s only been over 80 degrees a couple of times this year(I’m in London…) So depressing. I miss NC.

13. Anne Jackson said,

    August 30, 2007 at 11:13 am

    It hasn’t been too hot so it’s not really the weather. I know a lot of people get depressed around Christmas but for some reason that is one of the few times I am consistently pumped! The smells, gatherings, cookies.

    Probably just the cookies.

    :)

14. gretch-A-sketch said,

    August 30, 2007 at 11:27 am

    Well seeing I have decided to take notes from you and Los with your whole Fat Ragamuffin deal and try my own diet frenzy…..Its only my 2nd day and I am so in need of Thanksgiving Day!!!! ;-)

15. Rindy said,

    August 30, 2007 at 1:16 pm

    Anne–I’ll take the cookies, but after that—no winter!!! Last year we had a huge snowstorm (foot+ of snow) Oct. 13th!! We often get snow into April and one year a foot in May!! I need to get out of here… ;)

16. Jason Curlee said,

    August 30, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    hate to say it…but not me…I’m known as the big scrooge…not that I don’t like Christmas…just hate the non-stop Christmas music….

17. Jon Lloyd said,

    August 30, 2007 at 3:20 pm

    Word up.

    Football = Fall..
    Basketball = Winter..
    Fall + Winter = Many holidays & Good sports..
    Sports + Holidays = Good times.

    “Oh there’s no place like home for the holidays…”

18. bill cecchini said,

    August 30, 2007 at 4:50 pm

    @Jon Lloyd…

    Preach it, brutha!!!

19. lynse leanne said,

    August 30, 2007 at 5:12 pm

    i thought of another reason why i could have it be Christmas….i have this secret (not so secret anymore) obscession with the Starbucks Holiday cups….i mean, they make me smile and my heart happy.

20. DN said,

    August 30, 2007 at 6:14 pm

    BOOMER SOONERS!!!!!!!

21. Cori said,

    August 30, 2007 at 6:49 pm

    this Christmas talk is quite ironic to me as our young adults ministry received a shipment of our FIRST EVER t-shirts and the printers changed our logo around so instead of red and gold… our logo is red and green! it totally looks like a Christmas shirt! haha! hmm.

22. denise said,

    August 30, 2007 at 7:23 pm

    I am typically ready for Christmas by September. I use to make myself hold out till September for all my favorite Christmas tunes, but by the time Thanksgiving came around I was done with Christmas. Now I wait till mid November, longing to hear Jars of Clay’s Drummer Boy or Amy Grants “Just hear those sleigh bells jingle’n ring ting tingel’n too, come on it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you..” (yes oldies but goodies)
    Ahhh great! What did you have to go and bring up Christmas for?

23. Jeremy Farmer said,

    August 30, 2007 at 8:49 pm

    My pastor is crazy. He was talking about just like 4 hours ago about how he can’t wait until October 1 so he can start decorating. He’s crazy for Christmas.

    It needs to drop about 50 degrees and start snowing to put me in the mood. This 95 degree weather with 6000000% humidity sucks…and hardly can put a smile on one’s face.

    As a sidenote, I hear Hobby Lobby is putting their Christmas stuff up way early this year. So you can go there and get krunk yo!…or just to look at their Christmas stuff.

    :)

24. Anna said,

    August 30, 2007 at 10:57 pm

    I am SO not ready. I live in Michigan during the school year. I used to like winter. Now I dread six months of slopping through snow and digging my car out and arriving to class freezing and having sleet blow in my face every day. I love green grass and sunshine and being able to walk outside without suffering.

    But maybe that’s just me… haha

25. Angie said,

    August 30, 2007 at 11:42 pm

    ahhh man, me too!!! Everyone just seems more cheerful around the holidays. Perhaps its all of the holiday parties….that many consecutive parties any other time of the year would probably make me more cheerful anyways. :) But i am always ready for the record blizzard of the decade, too…i love those. :)

26. Tammy said,

    August 31, 2007 at 12:31 am

    Me too! Best time of year! I always have candles burning, make lots of comfort food, sing cheesy Christmas Carols and FOOTBALL!!!!

27. Hale-Yeah! said,

    August 31, 2007 at 11:31 am

    definitely my favorite time of year. My wife has already started buying Christmas presents! She brought home 3 things yesterday.

28. R. Dean said,

    August 31, 2007 at 12:10 pm

    I also am ready for X-mas, I mean Christmas. Do you know that the X in Xmas is really a historical extension of the greek letter Chi. Xmas is really Chi-mas for Christmas. You knew that though. But I will be glad when we honor the birth of Jesus in a special way and time.

    I saw your comment on http://www.kindlytalk.com about the KGB and Crying Woman–petty cool.

29. Joni said,

    August 31, 2007 at 1:30 pm

    WHAT???!!!!!
    [plugging ears with fingers] lalalalalalalalalalalala I can’t hear you I can’t hear you lalalalalalalalala

30. Bobby Chandler said,

    August 31, 2007 at 2:17 pm

    Good news. I went to Starbuck’s today and noticed they are already selling Pumpkin Spice latte’s. Woo-hoo!

31. D Rho said,

    August 31, 2007 at 5:08 pm

    Me too! After halloween it’s all fun and games!

32. Joylene said,

    August 31, 2007 at 6:02 pm

    3 months 25 days till Christmas… which means even less time till Thanksgiving goodness!

33. saralee said,

    August 31, 2007 at 7:10 pm

    Between now and the holidays come my favorite days of the year. Cool breezes, autumn leaves, long walks and motorcycle rides, soup, bread, friends. I love fall.

34. robin said,

    August 31, 2007 at 7:54 pm

    Look at the number of responses to this . I just put a countdown banner on my blog!

35. John T. said,

    August 31, 2007 at 10:21 pm

    Thanks for making that confession Anne, I had secretly loaded some of my favorite Christmas songs from 4Him, Wayne Watson, Steven Curtis Chapman and of course Smitty just this last weekend.

    I felt a little weird singing “Strange Way to Save the World” while riding the bike at the gym this week.

    Merry Christmas… ALL YEAR!

36. Rich Butler said,

    September 1, 2007 at 8:03 am

    Anne,

    I love your site. I’m from North MS and now live in S.C. and Chrstimas is the only break we get from the heat. Can’t wait till Mad Church Disease! I think it will be a big present to a TON of church leaders. Like Christmas all over again.

    Thanks,

    Rich Butler

37. Melissa said,

    September 1, 2007 at 8:39 am

    Christmas…let’s see, completely LOVE it, but living in South Florida it kind of sneaks up on you. There are many Christmases where it is still in the 80’s and it just doesn’t “feel” right. I am a KY chick by birth so I am used to some seasons…it is perpetually summer here! ;) (Not complaining though…I am sure there are tons who would switch places with me in the -15 degree weather. ;)
    Melissa

38. Lory said,

    September 1, 2007 at 12:49 pm

    Bobby….I went to Starbucks at Baylor (yes…I know…Starbucks in a parking garage, but…) and the lady who works there was like, “You want orange mocha?!? You know pumpkin spice is back, right?? Now tell me which one you really want!” They’ve been known to hold the last bottle of pumpkin spice syrup back just for me!

39. Scott Williams said,

    September 2, 2007 at 6:20 pm

    Anne- This is amazing, your post simply said, “I’m ready for the holidays” and almost 40 responses, that’s impressive. The last time I saw the simple “Daddle” post it sparked me to blog about the child leash which actually got some response. Maybe I just need to add a post titled “Longhorns barely avoid upset” or “Sooners could have scored 100.” :-)

40. bryonm said,

    September 2, 2007 at 11:03 pm

    that’s funny. now that “back-to-school” is over, the stores should be gearing up any day now.

41. andrew said,

    September 4, 2007 at 12:52 pm

    snow falls from the vent of the office nextdoor

42. michaelshaddox said,

    September 10, 2007 at 10:46 pm

    me too!

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