You’d think a December birthday is a hardship and for a kid, you might be right. 
But for my husband, it’s been perfect timing for a good deal of fun.
Somewhere at the end of the fall shoulder season and the beginning of the holiday high season we have managed to spend at least a few days most years at Crystal Cove on MacKenzie Beach. 
Its arcadian setting pulls out of the Christmas rush and into the wildness of the outdoors where the storms roll through with all their might and main.
Rain, hail, snow, wind, thunder and lightening are not unusual weather experiences on the westcoast in December.
It’s exhilarating.
It’s cozy. 
And it’s realigning.
While the malls crawl with last minute shoppers and tree lots post discounts on the last of their stock, we tuck in by the fire with good books, good food and a good feeling of that good kind of tired. 
Happy Birthday, my December sweetheart!
