not really a secret
We were standing at the bus stop yesterday morning, staring at the shattered glass in the street that must have been from an earlier traffic accident, and cringing every time a car drove over it.
Daylight Savings had made the morning just a bit more bearable, gifting us with light and an extra hour the day before.
At our house a block away, an obscenely large pile of Halloween candy sat, waiting to be slowly devoured.
“Can I tell you a secret?” I said.
“Yeah,” replied the baby.
“I’m kind of excited for Christmas already.”
“Is that really a secret?”
“Well, kinda. When you’re a grown-up you’re not really supposed to get that excited for Christmas, and you’re definitely not supposed to get excited for it at the very beginning of November.”
“Oh. Well, I’m excited, too.”
I feel kind of weird not joining in with the groaning about the holiday season and the shamelessly early marketing. But that stuff’s not even really on my mind. Since money will most likely be extraordinarily tight this year, the stress of shopping isn’t even an issue.
I’m just so looking forward to having some time off and being with my guys. I hope it snows and is so cold that hot chocolate becomes an hourly necessity.
I can’t wait to bake a ton of cookies. I’ve been somewhat accidentally stockpiling flour, buying a few sacks at a time whenever I spot a sale, and have signed up to receive the Cookie Countdown emails from MyRecipes. Seriously, starting around mid-December, if you’re anywhere near my house, stop in and grab a dozen or two. It’ll be silly.
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
WELL, praise Jesus. I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one. Although, I’m probably the only one quite like me. Heh, errr, yeah.
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Mmmm. Cookies.
I am excited for Christmas Music.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I keep groaning about Christmas at work, but I’m secretly excited. So much so that I was singing along to “Winter Wonderland” at the store today. The cookies are just a bonus.
November 5th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
I adore Christmas, even if I am now a grown-up. My preschooler insists on nothing but Christmas music in the car now, and I am totally secretly thrilled.
December 11th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
[…] As I’ve mentioned, this year I’m really into Christmas because it means lots of time to hang out with my family and the end of a year that’s been kind of shitty. And I’m sorry to brag, but my family is rad as hell. So, this weekend, I’m hoping to finish some cleaning and decorating projects and perhaps get our tree. […]