I finished my last post on a pretty pessimistic note. In fact, the whole thing was a little pessimistic, and I wouldn't want ya'll to think I was devoid of holiday cheer.
It's true, despite my kvetching about recent events, I am a mushy Christmas cheerleader. It has never held any religious significance for me personally, though I am kind of partial to images of the Virgin Mary everywhere. People ask me what it was like during Christmas while being raised Buddhist. My parents gave us Christmas because they didn't want us to be left out. In fact, we celebrated Easter too because we loved the easter egg hunts SO much. I mean, I really, really dug hunting around for easter eggs. I thought it was the most fun ever. Holidays are holidays. None of them really hold a religious significance for me. They are more about being with people that you love.
Unfortunately, I don't get to travel home and see my family this Christmas, but nevertheless I am looking forward to seeing all the people in New York that Robert and I care so much about. I have been shopping nonstop. I have spent money like it is water over the past four weeks. It's bad. I repent. My new years resolution will be to save more. But for now, I am just living like there is no tomorrow. It is so much fun to buy people gifts. Rob is getting spoiled more than anyone because his birthday is the day after Christmas. He deserves a lot of extra loot for that simple fact.
We found a beautiful tree. It reaches almost to the ceiling. Probably one of the biggest trees I've ever had not counting the mammoth live tree that my parents had last year. In one way I feel sad about the dead tree, but in another way it is the only thing that truly completes the warm happy feeling that I get during this time of year. I decorated it with white lights and colorful ornaments and topped it with a tall white crocheted angel. I piled all the presents underneath it and hung all my Christmas cards on the wall and took the cornish hens out of the freezer to thaw. And I am good to go.
Tonight we have a party to go to. Tomorrow we have another party. Christmas day we are opening presents and eating cornish hens and then we are going to visit more friends/family. Monday is Robert's birthday. Tuesday it's back to work for a short, lazy week. Then it's on to quitting smoking and saving money and applying for schools. For now it's all about a little bit of well deserved indulgence.
Posted by Maria at December 23, 2005 08:25 PM | TrackBackSo sad I was unable to see your tree.
Posted by: Kathleen at December 28, 2005 09:09 PM