Christmas After

Since my last post (which was all about the holiday blues) things have gone up.

Christmas day was a wonderful event. Church in the morning, stockings and gifts in the afternoon.

It was more fun to talk with people I haven't seen in years than it was to go home for presants. Such wonderful people that make life entertaining. It was a wonderful day to get away from the house and out into the world. 

Working on puzzles all day long and enjoying the simple company of others while listening to Christmas music or a Christmas movie.

My break only lasted the weekend, though every second wasa worth the time.

I am grateful for this season to share with others. I am grateful that I have a job with which I can work from home in case of emergency for others and because it's an easy commute. I am grateful for the friends around me - and those who don't live anywhere near me.

'Tis the season to be grateful - no matter what holiday you are celebrating.

Season Greetings!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays!

I'll see you all next year.

December Blues

I'm deviating from the norm of what I usually post - food stuffs, recipes, crafts, lists, basic blog things.

Over the past few weeks I've gone from feeling like Santa Claus and the Guardians of Childhood during a massive party to a mix of the Grinch and Ebeneezer Scrooge.

Maybe it's due to the work - nah. That's a lame excuse. I love my job. I get to work from home, which makes the commute (about five-ten feet to my laptop) super awesome. And I don't have to worry about the headaches of driving, personally interacting with people, or having to psych myself up. Oh, and if I get sick it's easy to call in, which makes working rather easy.

Maybe it's due to all of the arguing that's being done at home. I am part of a large family - we are spread out all over. Needless to say when something bad happens it's only a matter of time before every one of us finds out. Though that's a pretty lame excuse to not feel the spirit.

I guess my lack of Christmasy feelings is because there's not much going on in life in general. Living at home still nothing has really changed. It just seems to miss the mark.

Bonus points - there was a Christmas party last night - one that I was super looking forward to - and then yesterday morning I felt ill. I started coughing. It continued all day. I managed to get to the party, but didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked. (Though I did come away with a fairly awesome White Elephant gift - a tin with Christmas mints, bag of ginger bread cookies, and a Cat-in-the-Hat plushie, so win!)

Hopefully I can try and get back into that Christmassy feeling before the weekend.

Stay happy!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Hanuakkah!

Happy Boxing Day!

Happy Holiday!