I’m having a hard time believing that today is December 22nd. Only a few more shopping days until Christmas! I’ve managed to avoid the holiday shopping crowds – we did most of our shopping electronically.

Christmas in southern California seems artificial to me. We have nice weather, though the locals do bundle up when the temperature is in the 60s. When I was growing up in the area, we would head up to Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. We would rent a cabin and ski or play in the snow. Other times, we would just head to the Laguna Mountains in east San Diego County if there was snow there. Snow and Christmas just go together.

Here at the Mission Bay RV Resort, they celebrated the season with free hot dogs, hot chocolate, hot apple cider and holiday cookies and candy last weekend. They also trucked in snow! The kids in the park really had fun.

Kids playing in the snow at Mission Bay RV Resort

We’ll spend Christmas day with my daughter, Shauna, and my step-dad, Ken, up in Menifee. That leaves me with four days to get things road ready. We’ll pull out of here on Saturday.

We’re planning to spend two nights out in the desert. With the San Diego Chargers come-from- behind overtime win against San Francisco Saturday night, the Chargers are in the playoffs if they beat the Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday. I’m hoping I can receive local broadcasting over the Dish satellite in the Imperial Dunes area.

I know it seems incongruous to head out into the desert, then tune in the TV. But when you’re a fan, that’s what you do.