Well, I am doing exactly what I said I would not do....

I am listening to Christmas music before the Thanksgiving holidays have passed! I love Christmas music just as much as the next person, perhaps even more. But I just have this thing about not listening to it until after Thanksgiving. And when at the beginning of November, a FL radio station started playing all Christmas music all the time, I was a bit peeved. Too soon people!
But today, I have done it. I bought The Christmas Sessions by Mercy Me (on sale of course!) today at Lifeway and have been listening to it while cleaning. I have really enjoyed listening to it. They have an original song called "Joseph's Lullaby" that is just beautiful.
In my defense though, I went with my SIL and nephew to watch Santa's arrival at the mall last night (which seems soon too). And today I went with her and my niece and nephew to story time and Barnes and Noble to listen to a condensed version of The Nutcracker. The dancers from SEADAC also performed a few dances from their upcoming performance. They were so good! And not to mention the fact that Christmas decorations, clothes, books, etc. have been displayed for a few weeks now. So it's hard not to listen to the music, watch the movies, and decorate! (read Ann Marie's blog for more on decorating!)
I guess I just feel like that Thanksgiving gets the shaft sometimes. And I love Thanksgiving! I love being with my family, eating way too much food, watching the Macy's parade, and remembering that I really do have much to be thankful for.