I am starting to get excited for Christmas. Though its hard to not be a little bit depressed because my job won't let me go home for ANY of the holidays--Thanksgiving, Christmas, OR New Years. I've NEVER missed Christmas with my family, no matter how poor I was. Sigh...so it is going to be a tough year I think. Not to mention I'm a pretty quiet person so its not easy for me to just bounce over to someone's apartment and make myself comfortable. haha...I always, always wished I was one of those kinds of people, and grateful to my friends who are a little bit more outgoing than me!
But I AM going home in January, which I am grateful for. And I guess instead of getting home in a stressful state, I will have already passed all the holidays, so my dad won't be stressing out about the tree, my mom won't be worried about me being there on Christmas morning (she will probably be crying instead..aww), and maybe they will have more time to shop for me, and they will feel sorry for me because I had to spend the holidays alone, so they will get me more presents! HA just kidding! ;)
Maybe if I wasn't sitting here staring at our Christmas tree, watching the closing balcony scene of "Letters to Juliet", with my roommate and her fiancee sitting here snuggling on the couch, I wouldn't feel a little bit sentimental. But maybe it's good to stop and think about why I've been a little down lately, and to think about the blessings that I DO have. Like working on Children's two days in a row. I love those kids, crazy as they are. No pun intended. haha.....and I really love my family a lot, and even if I'm not there, at least I know they are all there together and that they will be there when I come to visit!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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