Thought for the day

It seems like that the older I get, the more of a funk I get into going into the Christmas season.  I'm not exactly sure why because I have always loved Christmas.  It's one of my favorite times of the year, if not my all time favorite.  I love the decorations, the music, the food, etc.  But each year, the feeling of blah gets more and more intense.  Maybe it's because my birthday is on the 5th and I have to recognize getting another year older.  Of course, that always makes me look back at what I have and have not accomplished and frankly, sometimes that can get very depressing lol  Or maybe it's because Christmas was such a glorious time for my family and they are all either spread out across the country or have passed away now.  Or maybe it's because church was such a centerpiece of the Christmas season and I haven't been able to get to church much because of my work schedule.  I just don't know.  It could be a multitude of things.

Anyway, this weekend....the weekend before my birthday...I am going to try my best to lift myself out of this funk.  It's totally possible, I just have to focus on achieving the goal.  Since I enjoy Christmas so much, that is what this weekend will be about.  I am going to clean the house and then drag all of my Christmas decor out of the garage and get to work putting it up.  There's so much out there that I don't have room for it all, but it will look like Christmas exploded once I'm done.  Of course, judging by some of my friends' Facebook pages, I will not be alone in this category.  And I already feel better putting this plan together.

I intend to listen to as many of my vintage Christmas records as I can this weekend.  I have many that belonged to my parents and have supplemented my collection over the years.  Luckily, Christmas albums are usually not that expensive at the used records stores in the area.  And, to me, that music is so far superior to much of the Christmas music put out today that I rarely bother ever listening to the new stuff anymore.  Sorry to offend anyone, but if never...and I mean NEVER...hear that insipid Christmas Shoes song again, I will be perfectly fine with that. 

I'm planning on venturing out some as well today.  I want to find candles for the windows.  We always had them when I was growing up and I love the look of them.  It's a classic Christmas decoration and I want to add that to my decor.  As much as I love the outdoor lights that people put up, that's not really my style and the candles will look nice.  I also have a few other pieces of decoration I want to pick up, so we shall see how I do.

And since my birthday is Tuesday, I am planning on cooking some hamburgers tomorrow on the grill.  That was also a tradition growing up.  We always got to choose what we wanted for our birthday dinner.  Mine was almost always hamburgers.  I have loved a good burger for as long as I can remember, so Dad was always out on the patio on my birthday cooking up the burgers.  I'm not really planning on a party, but I might find a few close friends to join in the burger dinner LOL

Oh well, I am rambling now.  I need to finish up my coffee and begin my day.  Let's hope it's a success.

Cheers!