As I am reading my Facebook feed I am instantly reminded by Countdown to Christmas that we are 208 days away from Christmas and so I am going to keep this short and sweet.. I am so excited and overwhelmed at the same time!

It has been very hot and humid here on the East Coast so it the worst month for focusing on Christmas… I have had to really move into the “spirit”.  I’ve been organizing my decorations (getting more of those Martha Stewart organizing labels), watching Christmas movies, chatting with my friends on Facebook that love Christmas as much as I do, and listening to Christmas music.  I am excited though, I just got another coupon mailer from the Hallmark Store for Father’s Day and I KNOW that the next one will be for the Hallmark Ornament Premiere in July.   I also just finished going through the Hallmark Ornament Dreambook for 2012;  I picked out  some adorable ornaments; some will be released in July but most won’t be available until the unveiling in October; here is the link for the book so you can pick yours!

Love Christmas music? Finally, there is a Real Cure for the Summertime Blues!  Here’s a sure way to beat this summer’s heat:  LISTEN to the Christmas Radio Network!  All your favorite Christmas music and more, on the air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, ALL YEAR ROUND!

Do you love to bake?  Do you enjoy those Cranberry Bliss Bars that Starbucks puts out for the holidays?  Here is a recipe to make them yourself and they taste better — see them on this beautiful dessert table!

I have been organizing my boards on Pinterest, as well as posting images on Tumblr so don’t forget to follow me there and on Facebook, as well as Twitter so we can begin our celebration because there is just one more month before Christmas in July!

Stay Merry!