Not my favorite time of the year. I suspect that would change quickly once I have kids.
I hate shopping for other people. I hate trying to find the right gift. It feels good when I do finally find the right gift, but that does not happen every year and the process to actually find that gift is just not worth it. Its great for the kids. Give the kids gifts and put some food in my belly and be done with it.
I like cutting down the tree. I like driving around and checking out the light displays. And I really enjoy the dinners. I enjoy those things because of the company I keep while doing them. I have just as much fun at a nice family BBQ in the summer as a good old fashioned turkey dinner in the winter. The big boon of xmas time is it actually gets more of the family together. Seems like the other 11 + months of the year everyone is too busy.
The Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays argument just makes me shake my head. I am not religious and I personally don't care either way. My wife, who is also not religious, hates the term Happy Holidays with a passion. She is a huge Christmas nut, our place has been decorated for over a week now. She is such a catty bitch if someone says Happy Holidays to her, that i've often had to try and calm her down in public. At a guess, I think that she is pretty bitchy about it at work too. No idea why she takes it so personal other then her excuse of , "People are stupid, its Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays". Well she usually drops a few F-bombs when she says her reasoning, lol.
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