Thanksgiving In Australia

I can't explain how strange it feels to be here at this time of year. Usually Halloween and then Thanksgiving plus cold weather send signals to the brain that Christmas is around the corner. Without these things, it just doesn't feel real. We don't have any Christmas decorations, stockings, etc., which again makes it seem like Christmas is not coming soon. For Thanksgiving, we luckily have some other expat friends who we will meet to celebrate with a potluck picnic. Hopefully this will flip that switch in my brain so that I can really start Christmas shopping, and at least get a few decorations for our sad little town home.