i normally travel during the holidays, but this year, i stayed here in san diego. so about a month ago i decided to make the most of christmas in southern california, and truly appreciate just how unique it is to celebrate a winter holiday here. it seemed like a healthier alternative to complaining about the fact that i will never have a white christmas (or wet christmas, or cold christmas...) in my hometown. so here's to christmas in san diego...
i went running on the beach this morning in a t-shirt and shorts, and i got hot - i should have been wearing a tank top instead. the beach was kinda crowded with all the christmas day joggers, and there were a lot of surfers out too, including a guy dressed complete in a wetsuit and santa hat
last week, i saw a guy wearing shorts and sandals putting a christmas tree into his suv
it was kinda cold this morninng (somewhere in the 50s i think) and at the beach this morning i saw someone wearing winter clothes...shorts and a t-shirt, with uggs and a beanie. i actually have seen that same outfit on a ton of people just about everywhere i have been this month
most cities set record high temps today (it was in the 80s at my parents house)
the starbucks i went to yesterday made my drink iced because they had made so many iced drinks that day that they assumed that i would want my latte iced as well. i didn't actually, i didn't care if it was 70 something outside, it was christmas eve after all, so give me a hot drink people!
i think the biggest thing i noticed was that life in december seemed the same as any other month: sandals, shorts, tank tops and tans, driving with the windows open, and tourists everywhere. but throw in palm trees with christmas lights, iced peppermint mochas and sand in your uggs, and you've got the holidays in san diego. as much as i may not like it, i realized this year that i love it. it's home.
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