December

I typically will announce on Facebook the arrival of the new month, or new year like it will be in a few week. I feel like I should expound why I like each month though, starting tonight obviously with the arrival of December. I think I will carry this out on the first of each month through next November.

Anyway, December. Right off of the bat here, Advent has begun. Advent, for those of you who don't know, is the season of preparation in the Church leading up to Christmas, much like Lent is to Easter. However, Advent is not as solemn as Lent, as the Church holds Christmas in lower regard to Easter. Advent starts the new liturgical year too, though, so today is New Year's Day in a sense.

December, it should be noted, is the only month in which I tolerate Winter. As you know, I despise the cold and Winter in general, but I make an exception for Christmas. Here, the Winter aesthetically makes sense with Christmas. Snow just complements the scene and really drives the spirit of Christmas. So here, Winter works...but only here! As I say, "Winter is pointless after Christmas."

But I digress. I hold December to be one of the most romantic months of the year, if not the most. There are so many date ideas that coincide with Christmas, specifically I am thinking of the Illuminations display at the Botanical Gardens in Wichita. The tranquility of these Christmas and Winter scenes strike me as a very peaceful and romantic in nature. I have never been on a sleigh ride, but I hear those are very good for couples too.

As far as sports go, December is the last month of non-conference play in NCAA basketball until the NCAA Tournament in March. Also, December is the last month of the regular season in the NFL. This month, we will see who finally will make the playoffs!

Those are my thoughts on December. My next blog post will be a multi-part review of one of the worst disaster movies of all time: The Day after Tomorrow.