I just need to make sure that we’re clear on one thing here – just because I’m happy about finishing my shopping by no way means that I’m in the holiday spirit. Oh no, I’m still feeling very overwhelmingly bah humbug. This is evidenced by the fact that for a brief moment, just one brief moment yesterday, I actually wanted to throw little children across the room (hangs head in shame).
Well, what do you expect? I was in Macy's and it was so crowded I started to feel claustrophobic. There were these large families everywhere, each with about twenty children a piece. And you know kids, they’re all walking and not looking where they’re going, and they’re slow as all heck. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, the adults would just stop suddenly to take a picture of the decor, or to round up the troops, or just to try to decide where they wanted to go next. I mean really people; there are other people in the store. Ugh, anyway, the children all made it out of there safe and sound, I promise! And I went home with a headache, sore feet, and minus one gift… don’t you just love the holidays?
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Spoken like a true New Yorker! I know we're all supposed to be in the Spirit of Christmas, but asides from the recession, supposed MTA fare hikes, unemployment, politics, war, and personal matters, what exactly am I celebrating? Yes I'm supposed to be a good Catholic girl and praise the birth of Jesus Christ, and don't get me wrong but that's the only thing I love about this holiday the most along with the wonderful Christmas carols, but I'm gonna be honest and say that this year I'm not feeling it at all. The year as a whole wasn't all that great give or take two seperate occasions, but that was february and october, a huge gap between months mind you. I've loved Christmas for years and tend to go overboard with gifts for my three little neices, but for some reason I haven't been up to it. And then I did the unthinkable. After I told everyone that I wasn't celebrating this year I walked into Target yesterday and bought gifts for my lil brats anyway. Let's face it, kids don't understand what we grownups are dealing with, and they have a hard enough time trying to make it in this crazy technicological world we live in already. So I felt ashamed that I was gonna totally neglect my babies this year and decided to bite my tongue and just get them a small token from Aunty. I didn't do bad at all because normally I OD with the spending when it comes to my little beauties. Don't even get me started on past Holidays! Anyway after I made the purchases I was mad at myself because I wanted to stick to my resolution about ignoring the Holiday altogether but I couldn't do it to them nonetheless. I could see the looks on their faces if i didn't do anything. They're used to Aunty making a big spectacle and to just totally ignore it wouldn't be right. Now I truly understand what it means when people say its for the kids. I mean, hey, we aldults love it just the same, but kids bring an innocence to it that we all have somehow lost/forgotten. They reminded me of that. So eventhough I feel like scrooge, Bah Humbug, I'm gonna at least spend a little time with them and worry about myself later. Happy Holidays? Hey I'm trying at least...lol
You're right... there's nothing like seeing a kid's face light up on Christmas when they get exactly what they want. You're a good aunt! Happy Holidays!
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