Does anyone really accomplish that?
This year has been, kind of, a wash
for Walt and me (Holiday-wise).
Halloween (a time for our black tree
and various Haunting props) came and went, in the wake of our trying to buy our
home.
Walt said to me "We'll create
our own haunting time."
I looked at him, bewildered, he
offered "We owe it to ourselves, don't we?"
I think I was more hopeful than
believing it would occur. To this date (Dec. 12) it still has not, even though,
I've seen my Halloween things coming out of the pod.
Thanksgiving-We
closed on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and we did go shopping and cooked
the turkey and had friends over (the friends whose house we purchased-and who
left the following week) . It was quiet, and simple, and the truth be known, I
hardly had the heart for it.
December, or as we call it
"Christmas Season" Nov. 30 first pod delivered and emptied on the weekend. Dec. 7th Second pod delivered and emptied
over the weekend . Also Dec. 8, Spectrum tech arrived and connected internet.
Now we're trying to move what's left
from the condo over to the new home.
We have good intentions. But
"life is what happens while you're making other plans" (as John
Lennon said). Walt is working at his job. I'm trying to get in a few readings, and I have an event upcoming. In
the midst of this, I've managed to be attacked by a spider (or a fire-ant-can't
tell the difference by the bites) and the venom is creating a variety of issues
for me. As the result-what I thought I would accomplish, is happening very
s-l-o-w-l-y.
Walt and I have always taken a more
"relaxed" attitude about the holidays. We decorate to the hilt, but
not all at once.
Like most people, things have come up
during holidays, and we vow to each other to "make up for it" some
how (in the future). But I confess, I'm at a loss as to how that will occur.
After Christmas (I mean on the 26th) we're to leave to go visit a friend in Ft.
Walton beach. So it makes me wonder how people with lots of family, 3 Christmas
programs for their kids, shopping for grandchildren, creating a Christmas meal,
actually DO all of it.
After Christmas, for me, the season
will be gone. I won't be in humor to work on Christmas Decorating, or Halloween
props, or create Thanksgiving meals.
I saw on Criminal Minds (yes, was
binge-watching yesterday with my fever seeping through every pore) that the
character Garcia hosts events she calls "M-H-M's" (Missed Holiday
Meals) and it seems to work well for them (Yes, I know they're fictional).
Also, I like the idea of
"Friendsgiving" (the friday after Thanksgiving, when friends, who
don't have family near-by, or who have to work on the day, get together for the
holiday).
But what do you do when you sort-of
miss the whole season?
Hope for better next year?
