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Wednesday, December 12, 2007


It's not much of a secret that I love this time of year. Not to the extent of planning much in advance, or baking, or, you know.. doing stuff, but Christmas, especially this Christmas really warms the cockles of my heart.

I think the early and plentiful snow we had earlier this month has a lot to do with it. It's much easier to feel Christmasy while walking downtown when there's a white fluffy coating over everything.

That said, I'm not even close do done shopping. And that's okay. Every year, it works itself out. Another reason for loving working downtown, I can go out and do shopping on my lunch break.

I'm really looking forward to heading home this Christmas. I think I get the sense that this may be one of the last few I spend at home (or maybe not... MW is perfectly fine with having separate Christmases with my family, and so am I), but I really do love my family. There's nothing like going back and being so comfortable. I realized, for instance, why I have the kitchen in our apartment. It is pretty much exactly opposite to the one at home, and I can never seem to find anything, and everything feels so awkward. I'm excited to look into the Christmas tree for hours the same way you look into a campfire. I'm excited to receive and give presents, to go to the Big Stop with Vicks and Lisa, to browse through Zellers with my mother for last minute gifts, to eat yummy food, to open and give even more gifts with my aunt, to get phone calls from MW throughout our time apart, his usual "I hate Christmas" attitude chipping away to reveal a glimmer of sentimentality.

What are your plans for the holidays?



-- posted by Jenn at Wednesday, December 12, 2007

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5 Comments:

You are the Cindy Lou Who to my Grinch. May we live on to balance the universe forever more.

By Blogger Jules, at 10:39 PM  

My plans are to drink a little too much spiked eggnog and then run around my parents' neighbourhood wearing nothing but my winter boots and a Santa hat.
Hopefully it won't be too cold because then my nipples would hurt the entire time and it would really detract from the joy of streaking.

By Blogger Megan, at 12:59 AM  

Take pictures.

By Blogger Jenn, at 11:18 AM  

I am planning on trying not to be very annoyed by all the festive drinking that I can't participate in. I figured it out, and with this damn pregnancy and nursing thing, I get one Christmas out of 5 that I get to indulge heavily. Not fair! I think we're done though. After these next 2 Christmases, that is.
We'll be heading to the man's family for Christmas, and then to mine for New Years, I think.

By Blogger Jallápenno, at 8:31 AM  

I suppose it's easy to say from my ivory tower built from Absolut bottles, but holiday drinking is over rated.

By Blogger Jenn, at 9:04 AM  

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