Last week I fell into a weird panic about Christmas.
It’s arrived suddenly and well, like the song says, I don’t feel like Christmas at all. The whole feeling is very unlike me. I love getting a tree and decorating it, drinking hot chocolate, and making Christmas cookies. I love singing Christmas songs. Fawning over twinkly fairy lights.
This year it feels like Christmas isn’t even happening.
Whether it’s because the weather has been surprisingly mild lately or what, I’m struggling to place my finger on it. Maybe it’s the state of the world that we’re living in. How can it feel like Christmas when this year has seriously gone this way?
In an effort to get myself back into a festive spirit, I’ve decided that we needed to do more.
I’m playing Christmas songs on repeat. We went to Winter Wonderland. I’m trying to book all the festive places I can think of. (Note to self: still need to go ice skating). I couldn’t manage to find a good time that worked to visit one of my favourites, Selfridges on the Roof. So I’ve booked that for January. I’m planning to try out Pergola on the Roof instead on Friday, but you can’t make reservations for two people, so we’ll see.
Last night, we went to the Holborn Dining Room (review to follow!) at the Rosewood and it was beautifully decorated and incredibly festive. The tree was stunning, the atmosphere jubilant. So I’ve started to slowly build that Christmassy feeling again.
Am I only the one feeling like this right now? Is anyone else having a hard time getting into the spirit of things? Am I officially a Grinch?
Next week we’re flying back to the states to spend the holidays with my family, so I’m hoping that helps get me into the Christmas mood. I’m planing on sitting around the tree, drinking too much wine and eating all the Christmas cookies. Christmas has always been one of my favourite times of the year, and I can’t help but think, what’s happened?
Kelly xox