SEVEN DAYS AND COUNTING

Seven days and counting...just a week away from Christmas and we were hoping to get some of that snow storm that dumped 10-14 inches of snow on New England! Boy wouldn't that have been nice? A white Christmas at the beach! That is something I haven't seen in the 28 years that I have lived here and it won't be happening this year I don't think. Instead of snow we got an inch of rain with temperatures in upper 40's and is just going to get warmer between now and Christmas.

Even though the weather isn't feeling like Christmas the town sure has that feel as businesses are closing for the season others are just closing during the week. The most notable one being Seacrets http://www.seacrets.com who has now chosen this year to close during the week and are open only on weekends. Other businesses have closed and will reopen for the New Year's weekend and then close until spring.

Another way to notice the difference is highway traffic. There are definitly fewer people in town at this time of the year than in years past. It used to be that the town didn't get quiet until December 23rd when everybody headed out of town to spend Christmas with their families wherever "back home" was. This year it seems like the migration has happened sooner.

But if you get the chance come to the beach over the holidays. It's a great time for quiet reflection and making your resolutions for the new year surrounded by mother nature's constantly changing beauty of the beach.

Happy holidays to you and yours!

Have You Ever Seen

Have you ever seen snow on the beach in Ocean City...well here it is. We had our first snowfall of this season last night. Just a dusting but enough to give everything a real holiday feel. It's great to live in Ocean City in the wintertime because the ocean keeps us much warmer and dryer than other parts of the state. I heard that north central Maryland got 5 inches from this same front that brought us this light dusting.

Yes, it is great living in Ocean City year round!!!