Navidad en Argentina

It turns out that I will in fact be spending Christmas with family this year, just not my family. Negro`s mom is coming later this week and we are going to hang out for Christmas... AND James (13.11.05) just arrived this morning--- at 7am, so it is certain that the southern hemisphere holiday will be celebrated in mucho style.
Still a bit hard to believe that Christmas is in less than a week though... its supposed to be in the high 90s later this week and the sun is just-a-blaring. Decorations are abundant everywhere- however, just not the right kind of decorations. Sure, there are mini trees (haven`t seen big ones), garland, lights, tinsel, bows, ornaments, fruitcake and santas... but it just doesn`t feel like Christmas time.
The Santas are skinny first of all, and secondly they are wearing green, blue, and yellow suits- not red. The suits are of a shimmery satin material and end just above the knee- santa shorts. Santa doesn`t wear shorts. Santas (male and female) are on the streets handing out flyers to the nearest computer store or something like that. Their beards are held by a rubberband exposing their ultra tan skin, not to mention Argentino Santas are WAY too skinny!
It won`t be the same- at all- I can`t even pretend to be that it will be. Anyhoo, I shall spend it with people that I love nonetheless. (I`m betting that the mom is lovable too)