Look, I'm not proud, but here it is: I am seriously fighting the urge to start playing Christmas music.

I KNOW.

You can still get away with wearing shorts and a t-shirt this time of year in Arizona. It's only mid-November. We just wrangled all of our Halloween decorations into the garage, ferchissakes. But as I scroll through my iPod playlists, it takes serious effort to not stop on the one labeled "Christmas Songs". Oh, who am I kidding? I have, like, 5 different Christmas song playlists on my iPod. Whatever. I don't make fun of your Taylor Swift songs, so shut up already. Besides, I noticed this morning that my neighbor has poinsettias on her porch, so IT IS ON.