Christmas Thoughts

With Christmas literally right around the corner, many people are getting pumped up for the onslaught of gifts that they’re about to receive from their friends and family. I, of course, am excited as well, although, I’m a little more excited that I get these days off from work. I’m not trying to be a Scrooge or anything, but to me, Christmas isn’t the same anymore. I don’t get as excited for it as I used to around this time of the year. Gifts and presents just don’t interest me like they used to. I still get into the spirit and everything though, I have Christmas music on right now, and we’ve got the tree lit.

Most of the reason that I think I’m not in to Christmas as much as I used to it the fact that Christmas has become so much of a retail holiday. Then again, which holiday isn’t these days, but that’s not my point. When asked what I wanted for Christmas this year by my parents, I literally told them “nothing”. While I enjoy giving gifts for the holiday, and have spent a small fortune on gifts for my family, I just can’t think of anything that I would want in return. I would rather that they save their money for something more important, something more that we, as a family, needs to live, instead of some “want” that I may have. This usually doesn’t end with a good response.

My USB-Powered Christmas Tree!

In my opinion, I just want a Christmas where I’m home with the family, spending time together, and then we have an excellent home cooked Christmas dinner. If that were all my holiday was, I’d be happier than a clam, or so the saying goes. Heck, to offset what they may have been thinking about getting me, I actually asked for clothes. Yes, you heard me right, I actually asked for my parents to get me clothes, both everyday and work clothes. I don’t expect that I’m going to get any of those homemade Christmas sweaters or anything, because my parents don’t do that, but I’m hoping and expecting more of my gifts to be that, if they listened to my request of course.

I love Christmas, I’m not going to say that I don’t. But, I just never get the excitement that I used to when I was younger over it now. To me, it’s just another holiday, where you’re expected to go out and spend your hard earned money on everyone that you know. While I am okay with that, getting something back for that isn’t something that I like seeing. I’d be more than happy seeing a smile on the person’s face, and hearing how happy they are to have gotten the gift, more than I would want something back from them which cost them who knows how much. I know, I’m an odd duck, you don’t have to tell me twice, but, that’s just the way that I am!

Happy Merry Chrismahanakwanzika!