"It's (not) beginning to feel a lot like Christmas..."

For some reason, it just doesn't feel like Christmas. My tree is up, I've got an apple cinnamon Glade plug-in plugged in, Sunny 102.3 has been playing Christmas carols 24 hours a day since Thanksgiving and the weather has finally dropped below 65 degrees. But, I don't know, it just doesn't seem like Christmas! Maybe it's because we won't be with a lot of our family members. Jake's sister and her family are staying in Florida. And my two sisters are staying in Ohio. And for this reason, Christmas is a love/hate holiday. I love giving (and getting!) gifts, but it's a family holiday and for the past two years, we haven't all been together. I wish everyone (all 17 on my side and all 14 on Jake's) could line up in the hallway from youngest to oldest and walk single-file into the living room then sit around the tree while our dads and grandpas pass out gifts. I guess it's time to start our own traditions with Jenna but I guess deep down I was really hoping one of those traditions would be walking down the street to spend Christmas with cousins.