Christmas

Is it just me, or is Christmas seemingly either still coming, or just not here....or people have just lost the spirit....

I remember going shopping and hearing Christmas music everywhere... seeing Christmas displays... just FEELING Christmas... and this year it seems people are too afraid of offending people who don't believe in Christmas... the shops seem to have MINIMAL decorations...even Bourke St Mall in Melbourne city seems a little 'drab'...

I was in Kmart the other night with David, and to get into the 'spirit', he found all the singing Christmas toys on the top shelf and pressed all the buttons.... so we had reindeer singing in rounds for us! Was embarrassingly fun! :p (this was a Kmart in an area where many muslims live, so its understandable Christmas isn't very big there...)

So yeah...where did Christmas go????

I've felt like punching everybody who crosses my path in the shops... it's like they're all too busy trying to shop to care about respecting anybody... I've had my handbag pushed many many times by a person too interested in moving through me than asking me to move aside...

I've had numerous pedestrians walk out in front of me while I was driving...

and then there are those few shop assistants who I am able to have a laugh with... they don't have "I hate this job" written on their faces... what is going on in this world...people are too busy to smile...

Is that what it is... people are just too busy trying to survive that they forget to live...
I just miss the Christmas feel... I love finding gifts for friends and family... hearing the Christmas carols/songs in the shopping centres... just the festivity of it all...and this year it seems people have forgotten to enjoy it...

Oh well...it's not over yet :)

One good thing that I've experienced is the Myer Christmas Windows Display was actually based on the Nativity this year :) It was about an Australian book about a Wombat who couldn't find his part in the Christmas Nativity play because he was too big, too small, too this, too that...until eventually the last role was baby Jesus...and after all that waiting to find out what he COULD do...he was given that role. I thought it was a cute story.

Maybe people are just tired at this time of year...
Personally, I'm tired and would like some changes in my life, but I still want to enjoy Christmas! I'm looking forward to going to church with David and his 'mum' (his real mum is in another state, so this lady is like his mum too), then going to my nonna's for an Italian family lunch... then going to his 'mum's place for a visit and to give gifts...then who knows! It will be an exciting day!

My favourite part is giving gifts :) I love being in that atmosphere where everybody excitedly gives their gifts, and waits for the receiver's reaction. That's the fun part... then we all just enjoy each others' company.

Actually, since my nanna died Christmas hasn't been the same...she was the one who had the Christmas RECORDS playing, the tree up...the 'traditional' Christmas dinner... although the cold version ;) And just the family getting together and enjoying their company...then the cousins would excitedly give presents to everybody... that was fun... and nice... but she's been gone nearly 2 years now, so that is a memory... but a good memory :)

Ok, I should stop talking... have a great day ;)