Dec 14 2008
Starting to get some Christmas spirit
I started to decorate the apartment with Christmas stuff about a week ago. My inlaws (or future inlaws) came over so I wanted to bring our little fiber optic tree out of the closet.
I like snowmen decorations a lot so I have like three of those. One I received as a present last year during a work Christmas party.
I’ve grown to like Thanksgiving a lot more than Christmas because of having to figure out what to get family and friends.
Some people are so easy to buy for like my sister-in-law. It’s almost like shopping for me. Haha But on the other hand, buying for the men in my family is difficult.
It’s also kind of difficult to get into the Christmas spirit when the economy is so bad.
The other day when I looked out the window, I started to feel that Christmas spirit. Many of our neighbors have their houses decorated. It’s neat to drive or walk around the neighborhood to see the lights. (It’s also free except for that gas part! That’s a plus!) Seeing those lights is like a glimpse of hope. Even though times are tough, people are still lighting up their lives with Christmas decorations. It’s enough to put my Grinch-like attitude aside for a few moments and try to see the beauty of this time of year.
