Making Christmas

I love Christmas.  I love everything about Christmas.  I love Christmas decorations, and Christmas food, and Christmas music.  I like the weather here around Christmas - refreshingly cold but not freezing, with just the right amount of snow.  I like family get-togethers, and I like all the time spent baking and cooking and getting ready, and I like the general cozy and cheerful atmosphere of Christmas.

This year is kind of odd in that it doesn't really feel like Christmas yet, even though it's less than two weeks away.  This year is actually the latest that I've had to do exams since high school, so I haven't been able to indulge in Christmasness as much as I usually do.  And the fact that we've had an abnormally mild December and only got one snowfall, back in November, really hasn't helped.  Also since I live with strangers I don't have a ton of Christmas decorations like I always did at home and when I had an apartment with friends.  I do have these two little friends on my windowsill though:

I also tried to make a TARDISflake during a study break earlier, but I gave up because I didn't have anything that was sharp and small enough to cut out all those fiddly little windows.  Here it is anyway:

I am listening to Christmas music now and it's helping a little bit.  Plus on Saturday I'm going to see the Nutcracker, so if I'm not in a Christmas mood after that there must be something wrong with me.