Christmas Countdown + Hanukkah’s Happening!
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OMG! We’re here already! HO HO HO and Hanukkah are happening simultaneously – Ready or NOT!
Merriment and Melancholia
I love the holidays. I hate the holidays. We drive ourselves crazy; go into debt; reminisce about how things used to be; miss our loved ones who aren’t here… Still, we CELEBRATE Holidays year after year!
LOVE
- Discovering thoughtful and unexpected gifts
- DIY Creations
- Sparkle-y lights everywhere!
- Wrapping Presents
- Baking Cookies and Cupcakes
- Decorating (I’m one of the Light Bulb Store’s best customers)
- Cold weather (even in Los Angeles it’s BRRRR… this year)
- Great movies
- Dressing up
- Christmas Parties
- Connecting with people I love
- Internet shopping (sooo much easier!)
- Having an excuse to do something for a certain doctor
HATE
- Aggressive drivers (hey Man, we’re all in a hurry – chill!)
- Running out of time
- Crowded stores
- Picked-over merchandise
- Stressed-out people who snap at me.
- Disappointing anyone.
I wish no one had to be sick or in the Hospital. I wish disadvantaged people in bad situations could go POOF! and make it better. The Holidays can’t be happy for everyone at the same time. But…. even with the Love/Hate situation, the thing we all LOVE MOST about HOLIDAY GIVING is that it brings the people we love together. And that’s really the BEST PRESENT OF ALL, right?
Merry Merry/xo!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVaFoAIVzok
(what do you love and hate about the holidays?)
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LA cold isn’t real cold. It’s like early spring Michigan weather.
I Hate…….
Holiday parties
Holiday shopping
Those relatives that I never see at any time during the year who suddenly want to come around looking for Christmas presents.
Drunk relatives on Christmas
I do happen to love the lights,the decorations and the snow. Oh and I’m a huge fan of eggnog.
OMG — can’t believe I forgot to include LIGHTS. I love the lights. Lights are one of the reasons I started to write the post in the first place. Thank you! And thanks for your list. It’s good. I agree that sincerity in giving is critical — otherwise it’s just going through the motions, which takes all the goodness out of it.
Enjoy lots of eggnog and snow. We’re lucky it’s getting down in the 40’s at night (you’re prob’ly laughing right now). At least it feels more Christmas-y than when we have a December heat-wave!
Happiest wishes, T1!
(P.S. I’m gonna add LIGHTS to my list, right now!)