Celebrating the Holidays in Seattle

Seattle is a tough place to be in December. It is cold, cloudy, rainy, wet, damp, sometimes icy, windy, freezing, and dark. But rarely is there snow. You get all the adverse weather without the one that actually symbolizes Christmas: snow. People put lights up in their yard, but it just doesn't feel like Christmas; it is somehow depressing, like something is missing. At least in Phoenix, where there's surely no snow in December, the weather is fantastic and the eternally blue sky is something to feel good about. No, Seattle is a tough place to be in December.

But does that mean you can't enjoy yourself? Of course not. Can a good Christmas still be had? Of course it can. So how? Well, family is good to have around. But lots of people try to get away from Seattle that time of year, go visit family. It's hard to get people to come see you. If you like spiders, there are plenty of those around; you find them on your bedroom walls, big, black wolf spiders. If you like wet shoes, well, then it's paradise. Otherwise you have to get yourself a raincoat and go searching for good, holiday fun.