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| (We had this exact tree when I was a kid only we sprayed snow from an aerosol can all over it. And pretty much everything else.) |
OK, so I just elfed myself. And posted it on Facebook. Good Lord, I'm not sure what's going on with me. But it was fun and made me laugh. So go. Now. Get thee to the
Office Max website and elf yourself. I highly recommend it.
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| (Tiny cardboard churches, houses, trees and stores with cotton for snow underneath. Just more things to spray with aerosol snow) |
I've been thinking a lot about Christmas's past (past Christmases? Christmas' past?) Oh hell, you know what I mean. And I've found myself getting all choked up and teary eyed. Eh? Who is this and where have they put Dark and Twisty? It's unsettling is what it is. Because you know, sniffling and snuffling are not conducive to being Dark and Twisty. AND because was a time I hated the holidays. That's pronounced Haaaaa-Ated by the way. Emphasis on the Ate.
HOWEVER.
This past weekend I was at the mall with Sunshine and Happiness strolling (that's right strolling) from store to store and oh, hey, is that Bing Crosby singing White Chrismas? And all of sudden my throat tightens up and I'm fighting back tears. Thank God it wasn't
Loo loo loo Night from A Charlie Brown Christmas or I'd a been done for. I managed to pull it together and we next wandered into Roxanne's Dried Flowers and BAM, right there in front of me laid out beautifully were all of the holiday ornaments from when I was a kid. Only now they're called vintage and they cost a royal mint.
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| Vintage Ornaments from my Childhood that Cost a Royal Mint |
And ho, wait, there it was again. Again. That twist in my gut and a twingy bittersweet feeling. What the???? Then on the way home we were looking at the houses decked out in lights and came upon a house that was decorated with those really old and heavy, lead paint covered Christmas bulbs we used to have on our live tree way back when and I seriously thought about calling my therapist.
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| Poison Lights |
BUT, I think I know now what's happening to me. God help us all, I think I'm actually starting to LIKE Christmas.
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| Sunshine and Happiness |
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| Not So Dark and Twisty |
And maybe, just maybe, my heart's even starting to GROW a few sizes. Merry Christmas everyone.
