So, Thanksgiving is over, Black Friday is past, and we’re now in the Heart of The Holiday Season (all the Christmas commercials have inspired me to embrace sentimental and saleable capitalization.) Over the next four weeks, I will attempt to take care of my newly-larger family, write, shopwrapbakegive, and get back to maintaining this blog. That’s a lot of multi-tasking (and not a lot of sleeping!)
Is there really a secret to getting it all done – I mean, short of a nanny and some No-Doz? How do all those cards get sent? Trees decorated? Latkes made? If you know how to do all of it without losing your mind, please leave a suggestion in the comments section. No, really. Please?
Anyway, in spite of being a little overwhelmed by the addition of holiday tasks to my workaday to-do lists, I really love this time of year. Mostly it’s the anticipation. Everything from the smell of impending snow in the air to the mystery of wrapped gifts and promising aromas coming from the oven. The fevered sparkle in a toddler’s eye as they approach Santa. The way the too-long nights promise a spring-time brightening ahead. The holidays themselves are great fun, of course. I love spending time with family, eating too much and laughing until we cry. I love watching other people open their gifts and seeing the delight (forced or genuine) on their faces.
But mostly it’s the anticipation that I adore; the unspoiled possibility that the next few weeks provide.
That, and Carol of the Bells. Best. Holiday song. Ever.
Okay, I’m off to buy some eggnog, now. Let the madness begin!
Tags: Holidays, Things I Like
