Today was Day 1 of Winter 2008. Since two days before, on Friday we've had four inches of snow in the city which eventually turns to slush and ice in some areas where it doesn't melt soon enough. The good side is that it feels Christmasy - the trees are dusted with white and add the effects of the crisp chill in the air, and the ambiance created by the shop windows, the carols that are sung everywhere and the cheerfulness and joy that seem to radiate from everyone.
I am hoping for a white Christmas which I have been told is very rare. Regardless, with snow or without, I am looking forward to next week where I will host drinks and dinner with friends and lunch with some family members. My apartment is decked for the holidays and I have gifts under the tree that is giving me some nasty allergies.
A New York Christmas for me is as rare as a white Christmas maybe but perhaps this year I will have both, if the spirit of Christmas will make dreams come true.