Getting ready for Christmas

This has been a pretty normal Christmas season and yet it hasn’t been.

We have our normal late gift shopping, financial woes, lack of planning, trips cancelled or altered, heart warming family moments, heart freezing family moments, stress, crowds, colds, a persistent cough, baking and gift exchanges.

This year we added a new car (Silver 2007 Honda Accord SE V6) and the events surrounding the holidays just totally don’t make sense. When did I move backwards? When did I start acting 16 again? Why do I say this? Just trust me. I feel bad enough. I don’t want to go through it all. Just know next year will be different. I’m not going to feel like this next year. I won’t let that happen.

Christmas is coming and it will be enjoyed but there’s going to be saddened hearts all around and I’m admitting now that it’s mostly my fault. Should have managed funds better, been more responsible, gotten a new car sooner, kept in touch with family, etc. All of these things I’ll take care of properly next year. I’m not going to feel like this again.

Now, if I could have a little time to make some lists so that come January 1st, I can start the year right, I’d appreciate it. Thanks folks. And Merry Christmas.