"It's beginning to look a lot like...San Francisco?"

Song of the day: Justin Bieber's "Mistletoe"
(I know, I know. It's a JB song but the melody is simple, sweet, and very much the feeling of the holidays. I love it~!)

This past month has been quite cool, breezy, and wet. It's so odd looking out the window and seeing dark clouds looming over us all throughout the day. I love it. It reminds me so much of San Francisco. All we need is more people in any given space, houses right up against each other, and a ton more charm and history.

Lately, I've been very nostalgic and homesick. It's partly because my sister was here to visit for Thanksgiving, as well as my best friend. Another part is because Kaia is going to be attending preschool in January, which gets me to think about how real it is that this is the life she is going to know--life in Oahu. I always imagined my kids growing up in San Francisco the way I did. Another huge reason probably is because I want to feel like it's winter when it's winter. Sure, it never really snowed much in San Francisco so we never had a white Christmas, but we always had that nip in the air that turned the tip of your nose and apple of your cheeks rosy red. We were bombarded by scarves, gloves, mittens, beanies, wool jackets, and such before the really cold weather came, and got to see it being worn all around the city when it got cold enough. I love that feeling of being bundled up and seeing steam come out of your mouth when you take a deep breath. I miss the culture of meeting up at cozy coffee shops to keep warm with good company. Sigh~

I hope that we'll be able to go to San Francisco for Christmastime next year. I want the girls to be bundled up in puff coats, loose beanies, and warm mittens while we walk along the gorgeous streets of Mommy's hometown. One day...