Through the Seasons

After Christmas Blues

No need to worry.  I’m not really blue.    But you know how some people have holiday depression.  I must have the post-holiday funk.  Or maybe it’s just the exhaustion talking. 

We got back from our traveling a couple of hours ago and now I can take a deep breath.  It just hit me that I will have to un-decorate the RV tomorrow.  Here’s my list: take lights down from outside and put away the following: santa hat, 4 ornaments that are hanging on top of a floor lamp, chewing gum countdown to Christmas thing (that my mom made for me when I was little), the 2 stockings hanging above the couch (1 of which my mom made for me when I was little), and the many Christmas cards we’ve received this year.  So that won’t be too bad.  In just a week we’ll be ringing in a brand new year so that (and a little sleep) should melt away any remaining blues from Christmas being over.

Our Christmas was great and one we won’t forget.  We spent a couple days with my parents at their home in Hickory.  We went out to eat and to see “We Are Marshall” (yes, I just yelled that out in my mind).  Great movie!  My mom cooked A LOT (for which we are so grateful!) and we did our gift exchange.  Honestly, the best part for me was watching them open their gifts.  That’s always so much fun!  They gave us a ton of great stuff (including a necklace I love and will wear every day so you’ll eventually get to see it).  We left there right after the big Christmas Eve meal in much need of a nap but we pressed on to Jonathan’s brother’s house in Lake Wylie.

That evening, we went to Elevation Church in South Charlotte (at which it SNOWED).  The service was special and honored Jesus (and rocked!).  Jonathan’s mom went with us and even endured the loud music.  This morning we got to watch Jonathan’s brother’s kids open their gifts from Santa.  I haven’t seen a “Santa came last night” present frenzy like that in a long time!  We all eventually got through all of our gifts (we got a lot of thoughtful stuff).  Again, watching others (especially the kids) was the highlight of the morning.   

But now we’re home.  Things are getting somewhat back to normal.  Football is being played (and hopefully the Cowboys are being creamed).  I put on some of my new pajamas and have plenty of leftovers from mom’s in our fridge which has 2 benefits – good eating and no cooking.  Oh yeah!  This food includes half of a chocolate pound cake.  I only brought half because we ate the other half while we were there.  Yum.

Thank you to our families for a great Christmas! 

I hope all of you had a wonderful time this weekend and are ready to reflect on 2006, welcome 2007, and make some resolutions that you’ll absolutely commit to for the entire first week of January (and then after that – all bets are off). 

Now.  As Santa says:  Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.