My last post was about Halloween. It seems I have quickly moved on and it isn’t
even actual Halloween yet…
I have always been very stern about the rule “no celebrating
Christmas until Thanksgiving night”. I
don’t care about the department stores putting things up in September or
anything like that. But to contain
myself and my love of holidays and Christmas, I usually try to wait until
Thanksgiving night, after everyone is stuffed to the brim and little wine
drunk, to pop in Elf for the first of many viewings that year.
But this year something strange is happening… I have the
Christmas bug way early. My mom and I
have been texting each other ideas for Christmas gifts for weeks. I can’t wait
to find out what sibling I will get in our Sib Secret Santa drawing. I have
already started collecting pieces of a costume for our Christmas party. I have two Christmas-related Pinterest boards. I am not out of control yet…but I am
definitely spiraling in that direction.
As I am typing this, I am singing Nat King Cole Christmas Song in my
head. Yesterday I was a little under the
weather and stayed home from work. All I
wanted to do was watch Home Alone.
So what is up with this holiday spirit the day before All
Hallow’s Eve? I’ve decided my
sentimental scale is off the charts this year.
Frightening for anyone who knows me at my average my sentimental scale
is already pretty high. But this year is
different. We are decorating our first
home and first real tree. It’s the last
Christmas before I’m a married woman.
One of my best friends is celebrating her first Christmas as a married
woman. Another best friend is
celebrating either her first Christmas as a mother, or her last Christmas
before she is a mother. Babies and
weddings and houses, oh my!
I need something to distract me. Maybe I will try to celebrate obscure
holidays between now and Thanksgiving to keep me under control. November 2nd is deviled egg
day! November 15th is Clean
your Fridge out day! November 17th
is Homemade Bread day, and consequently Ryan was just talking about baking his
own bread last night! See, I can do this. Hopefully I can report on my positive
progress soon. Maybe I need to hide the
Christmas movies from myself.
Bah Humbug.
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