so, this year i am struggling (even with only five days left) to get into the holiday spirit. last night i had a mini breakdown and cried to the hubs about how un-merry and blue i was feeling. *the blue is not just because the hubs likes the bedroom the same temp as an icebox- but that never helps- wink*
this morning i awoke to an empty house - the hubs and his mom were out shopping already - and he returned with his usual 'i love you' gifts! what an amazing guy i have! first, was a tall skinny latte from starbucks- my ultimate pick-me-up. i would have been perfectly thrilled and 'picked-up' by just that, but there was one more little surprise.... a bottle of wonderful german eiswein. *in case you aren't a wino, it's wine made from the grapes which have been hit with the first frost- it's insanely tasty and i'd recommend it to everyone!*
the day was filled with a little shopping in what i affectionately call 'kid hell' which is better known as toys'r'us. i have a serious disdain for that place because it is inevitably a zoo and everyone turns into crazed shoppers that HAVE TO HAVE such-and-such. boo for them. then there was homework... which was not fun at all. a lovely dinner at the in-laws new house. to top off the evening we lit the fireplace for the first time and sat around the fire with some yummy eggnog.
it's beginning to feel a bit more merry. anyone else feeling grinchy this year?!
happy last few shopping days!!
Definitely. I'm usually ok about spending Christmas in Asia, but I think knowing home is just a couple weeks away makes me pretty bitter that I won't be celebrating Christmas with family. I also get pretty depressed about the consumerism, even more so in a country where they only celebrate the consummerist part of Christmas. I hate seeing all the plastic santas and snowmen in shop windows. It's just a marketing strategy here. Humbug!
ReplyDeleteditto on the humbug! you should see the consumerism here- it's disgusting how much money people are spending on presents... especially when they don't have the money to spend. i have never ever seen the stores so crowded. it's crazy. we're going to get a real tree with the kids tomorrow, maybe that'll get me more in the spirit. we'll see. just keep remembering you'll be home soon! :) *hugs*
ReplyDelete