Ah, December the month o' false greetings, forced gathering and merriment, seasonal affective disorder, and the roulette of holiday celebratory options. My interest in seasonal involvement varies so much from year to year a 10 year old's tic frequency could be my metronome. I attribute it mostly to my severe lack of desire to have to put forth extra effort for just one person, because as much as I'd like to think so, I just don't know that Cheeks appreciates the trimmed, garlanded, and lit, Walmart perma-tree I own. I really went all out one time, about 5 years ago, with printed cards and a tree, just to stop and think on Dec 26- "Hmmm, darn now I gotta put that crap away. And no one else even saw it, what a waste." Sure some may argue that it's just for you and that it can bring brightness to your holidays, but inevitably it just makes me recognize how alone I am. Thanks Charlie Brown tree. As such I think the tree has seen the light of living-room once since then. This year I was resolved to stick with my M.O. [still being single, natch], but wouldn't you know...I've got the itch [no, not that kind]. I blame nostalgia. Every person has some memory that has them harkening back to times of old, be it naughty or nice. My accursed affliction is The Temptations. Every year, my mom would wear out the cassette tape playing the 'Love Comes With Christmas' album. That darn thing is as old as me. Nether the less, those songs I know word for word & whenever one pops up I still conjure some of those warm-fuzzies. Something recently reminded me of the album, and I wouldn't rest until I owned it myself. Well, 40 iTunes dollars, and 3 hours, later I not only have it, but also She & Him's christmas album and some a-cappella group's TWO christmas albums [amongst other non-holiday music]. I can't promise this will lead down the path least travelled [aka Christmas decorations], but you might catch me humming a little ditty. Maybe music is my holiday tradition, and The Holiday.
Oh yeah, and I totally love that my pastor and I are on the same page!
Christmas was today in my world...
And I already got my share....you better believe it. Merry Christmas to me.
=LT=
PS. You know you hail from SoCal, when one of your top 3 holiday songs is- Mi Burrito Sabanero :0)
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