Christmas in July!It takes a vivid imagination to envision snow falling in July, especially deep in the heart of Texas where we usually hit 100 degree days throughout the summer. There are many ways to celebrate Christmas. I grew up spending Christmas on the beach of a small deserted island. True it was December 25 instead of mid-July, but in a way they are the same. We’d take a picnic, snorkels, masks, and fins, and explore for exotic underwater treasures. Instead of snowmen, we had sandmen. Instead of a sled, we zipped around on water skis. Instead of Santa’s sled being pulled by reindeer, it was pulled by a speed boat. When I spent my first Christmas in cold weather I fell in love with Christmas Irish style. Like the one at Winterthorne Castle in my novella Christmas Spirits where love and family reunions make the holidays special. It’s part of my Sheikhs of the Golden Triangle Series. Buy Christmas Spirits now at the following eBook e-retailers: Kindle by Amazon | Nook by BN | Kobo | iBooks | Smashwords What does Christmas in July mean to you? Christmas trees, a white landscape, ice skating, prettily wrapped gifts, turkey dinners and snowmen? Or can you adapt Christmas to true July weather in the Northern Hemisphere. See yourself lounging on the beach with a Candycane Daiquiri and a hunk massaging coconut oil – or is that peppermint oil – into your shoulders? Hmmmm… Merry Christmas, anytime! Thanks for stopping by~~have awesome fun on the blog hop and good luck! |
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Thanks for the giveaway! My Christmas in July wish is for less stormy-rainy weather this summer. Kyla Patton- kamclauc AT gmail DOT com
Hi Kyla, Thanks for visiting. I’m with you on the stormy weather ~ it’s hard to believe it’s summer in many places. Enjoy the hop!
My Christmas in July wish is for my hubby to have a good time at scout camp but no injuries! He’s a little accident prone.
daringzoey@yahoo.com
Hi Melissa, Nice to see you! Add my wishes to yours for your hubby’s good time and safe return home from scout camp.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I have to admit I find this whole Christmas in July thing a bit weird haha
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Hey Nara, It’s hard to picture Christmas at 103 degrees, I agree! I could do with some chilly weather right about now…
Christmas in July means not having to shovel snow. I’m up and in Canada and we’ll hit 100 also – just not for as many days as you down in Texas.
Cover looks fantastic.
victoriaadams_romancewriter@yahoo.ca
Thanks, Victoria. It just never sinks in for me that it gets into the 100s in Canada, so far north! Enjoy the hop.
Great post!
Good to see you here, Edie, thanks for visiting.
Thank you for participating in the BTGN Blog hop!
Enjoy the blog hop, Sharon!
Thanks for the giveway.
giovannivalentino(at)Verizon(dot)net
My wish is to win the lottery. Then I can buy more books.
Great to see you here, Giovanni. A lottery win would be a dream come true.
Thank you for hosting another great Blog Hop!
parisfan_ca@yahoo.com
Great blog hops need people like you to stop by and say hi – thanks for being here, Laurie.
I live in Arizona and now it is 106 degrees so Christmas to me would be lovely if it took place in July. it would be a whole lot cooler!
That’s how I feel about it, too! Have fun on the hop, Joye!
lol…I’m with everybody else on the picturing a Christmas right now…We are rocking at 94 but the humidity here is suffocating…..SO right now? My Christmas in July would be a day spent at a pool that is ice cold…..ahhh! Now that I can picture! Great giveaway!!
Nikki
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Hi Nikki, If we could only turn that humidity into snow! Not the kind of snow we have to shovel up though… that would be the invention! Meanwhile, a chilly pool will do. Thanks for stopping by!
Are residents from the UK allowed to enter this giveaway?
Hi Omima, I’m not sure. Check the main blog rules to see. I hope so! Thanks for stopping by!
It just doesn’t seem like Christmas without snow
videoclimber(at)yahoo(dot)com
I agree, Tia. Cold weather is part of my vision of Christmas too, in spite of my warm weather Christmases spent in the heat. Enjoy the hop!
we had a heat index of 101 today so i wouldnt mind some of that dec chill right about now
meandi09@yahoo.com
Enjoy the hop, Jennifer! I think we are all dreaming of a chill Christmas right about now as we bake and fry in the summer heat.
Christmas in July would be cooler than 90 degrees!!
susanmplatt AT Hotmail DOT com
No kidding!
Loving that cover! Thank you! heather1974 at gmail dot com
Thanks, Heather! Glad you like the cover…
My Christmas in July wish would be to move back to Michigan from Vegas…the heat is killer!
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Stacey
staceyprice(AT)gmail.com
I know that dry Vegas heat, it fries your skin! Hope your wish comes true, Stacey. Thanks for visiting.
Christmas to me means time with my girlfriend, family, and snow.
Thanks for the giveaway.
jillynann(at)gmail(dot)com
Enjoy the hop, Jilyn!
My Christmas in July wish is for a remodel of my house. Thanks for the giveaway!
marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow, you’d better bribe Santa! Nice to see you here, Marlene.
I’ve never really given Christmas in July much thought, but I think celebrating Christmas on a beach would be really fun. Thanks for the giveaway!
~Krista
pinkbonanza{ AT }gmail{ DOT }com
Hi Krista, a beach Christmas is fun as a change but you can’t beat a white Christmas! Happy hopping!
Christmas in July is strange so I just associate it with shopping.
bituin76 at hotmail dot com
Christmas anytime seems to be shopping these days. Book shopping is my favorite!
I wish I could have a leisurely vacation somewhere…I just end up doing rushed one-day staycations that make me more frazzled than when I left!
vitajex(at)aol(dot)com
Christmas in July means not having to deal with the snow or the cold. Actually the snow is the one thing that I love seeing at Christmastime because it makes everything so beautiful. Thank you for the awesome giveaway!!
tinabrownsv(at)aol(dot)com
For me it’s finding a cool spot to relax and have fun 🙂
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
dixiedukegurl2 AT yahoo DOT com
It means of dreaming of cooler weather from the current heat.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
wish for tv
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
Thanks for being part of the hop! I love Christmas any time 🙂
ahui89 at hotmail dot com
Thanks for the giveaway! My Christmas wish in July is for a little less heat this summer!
thebigbluewall77 at gmail dot com
Thank you! A chocolate bar as big as my head 😀
alinutza4u2004[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk
Actually it’s cold and rainy over here, so it’s easy for me to wish for real Christmas. Thank you for the chance!
spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com
I’m more traditional, so I need cold weather, snow ,to believe it’s Christmas 🙂
Thanks for hosting!
swordlily_girl(at)yahoo(dot)com
A Christmas dinner spent with my husband is my ultimate Christmas wish. That’s what I look forward to every year, and every year I’m thankful to share another year with him.
Kimberly Comeau
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Down here it’s way too hot to feel like Christmas. It is currently 87 and it’s close to 2 pm so it is only going to get hotter.
jmesparza821 at gmail dot com
Thanks for participating. Anything “wintery” is welcome in this hot July weather. Thanks!
katieamanda1(at)yahoo(dot)com
My wish is for snow. Now. But I would settle for central air.
dreammie_angel at yahoo dot com
For me Christmas in July is getting started on my Christmas shopping. Also, I always use a ceramic Christmas bowl with holly on it to serve my macaroni and potato salad at parties.
glad the heat wave finally broke here thanks for the hop! – regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
I spend most Christmases on a tropical country so I don’t think I can handle the cold of snow!
supersatchmo at myopera dot com
To me, it’s just hard to imagine Christmas without snow. So I guess if I were somewhere warm I’d have to make my own! Enjoying a snowcone with admiring soapsud snow could be fun.
dancingcelt at gmail dot com
My Chirstmas in July wish is to be able to afford the swing set my little girls want. They are so dang expensive!
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