on why holidays are awesome
i like that the last time i posted, i said it was the first time i'd neglected to post in about 6 weeks. and then i was silent for 6 days. :)
i don't know about you, but Christmas spirit was hard for me to find this year. not that i was all Bah Humbug about the season, but it never quite sunk in that is was Christmas and i should be all excited. sure, i felt Christmasy when i was helping put my sister's tree up. and i felt Christmasy when i was putting up my own decorations. but yeah, that faded fairly quickly. and while i knew it was coming, it was hard to believe it was actually here.
but here it was. and i'm at my parents' house, along with all of my siblings. and we've shared a couple of meals. and we've played a bunch of games. and we've laughed. and we've laughed. and we've laughed.
there's something fabulous about hearing people laugh like they haven't got a care in the world. like all the stress of life has completely faded away and all that matters is that the colored bars on guitar hero are coming way too fast to keep up with. or that they drew two red beans in a row. (side note: if you've not played bohnanza, you're missing out on a fabulous card games.) or that you've just gotten Christmas tree needles up your nose as you search for the elusive third pickle.
in the end, i don't think it matters what holiday it is. i'll take any holiday that gives me time for family fabulousity.
especially when it includes my niece wearing Christmas pajamas with her sparkly jack-o-lantern socks. :)
i don't know about you, but Christmas spirit was hard for me to find this year. not that i was all Bah Humbug about the season, but it never quite sunk in that is was Christmas and i should be all excited. sure, i felt Christmasy when i was helping put my sister's tree up. and i felt Christmasy when i was putting up my own decorations. but yeah, that faded fairly quickly. and while i knew it was coming, it was hard to believe it was actually here.
but here it was. and i'm at my parents' house, along with all of my siblings. and we've shared a couple of meals. and we've played a bunch of games. and we've laughed. and we've laughed. and we've laughed.
there's something fabulous about hearing people laugh like they haven't got a care in the world. like all the stress of life has completely faded away and all that matters is that the colored bars on guitar hero are coming way too fast to keep up with. or that they drew two red beans in a row. (side note: if you've not played bohnanza, you're missing out on a fabulous card games.) or that you've just gotten Christmas tree needles up your nose as you search for the elusive third pickle.
in the end, i don't think it matters what holiday it is. i'll take any holiday that gives me time for family fabulousity.
especially when it includes my niece wearing Christmas pajamas with her sparkly jack-o-lantern socks. :)
posted by 'becca at 10:06 AM
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Yeah... i can relate to this. i've been attributing it to the fact that my brother's AWOL, but for whatever reason, Christmas just didn't seem Christmasy this year. i was so hungry to decorate at the beginning of the month, but then that was it. But i loved all the playing and laughing. And Alicia's assorted holiday attire was fun. And i can't believe that third pickle counted as a pickle... leave it to Mom.
Anyway, so it wasn't just me.
i couldn't get into the christmas spirit, either... i think a lot of it had to do with the fact that my grandmother passed away so shortly ago. it was hard to not think of her frequently and be sad.
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