bah humbug?

So some of you may have been picking up on some of the apparent "anti-Christmas" sentiments I have been posting these last few weeks.

I don't hate Christmas...not entirely.

I love Christmas lights and putting up the tree (and reminiscing about all the homemade ornaments that go on it!).

I love hanging out with my family in our nice clothes.

I love turkey dinners. No, wait. Love isn't a strong enough word for this people...I lurve turkey dinners and if one more person says to me "aren't you just sick of turkey?" I might just go ape-$*$^ on their @$$! I could eat a turkey dinner every day...I could.

but...

I hate all the waste that comes with this season...gift tags and wrapping paper and cards and shopping bags all end up in the garbage when the season is done. It really gets my goat.

I hate "all Christmas music, all the time" on Easy Rock. Some songs should not be Christmas-a-fied. And some people just should not sing Christmas music.

I hate how people go crazy and spend beyond their means, and obsess over the perfect gift, and clutter the malls.

I hate how people try to top last year's gifts. I hate how gifts have to have a large price tag to mean something.

Case in point: my cousin, who is fourteen, lost her last cell phone so her parents ran out and bought her a new iPhone (with the $700 price tag that comes with), and now that she's had some time to use it has decided she doesn't like it after all. They also bought her a $500 video camera for her actual Christmas present. Did I mention she's fourteen!?!?

When I was fourteen I got some tapes that I wanted and a Sega Genesis to share with my sister. And that was pretty much it. And it was great!

One of the reasons I decided to do an advent calendar/Christmas countdown for Lucas was to try and make every day in this Christmas season special, and make it less about the 25th. He's getting something small every day (like a book, or a puzzle, or a treat, or a special outing), and we will only buy him one special gift to open on Christmas Day.

I am not trying to be all "holier than thou" and high-and-mighty here. These are just some aspects of the season/holiday that I don't understand. 

later skater alligator

p.s. maybe you'll get a real post tomorrow! I forgot that I ran out of scheduled posts, and I have been busy busy lately! but, this is on my to-do list...I promise!