Twas the week before Christmas….

 

This seems to be the week I both love and hate the most…it’s kind of bittersweet.

 

“C” and I are both really Christmas people…we love the decorations and collect Christmas ornaments wherever we travel, have decorations from when we were kids, and love to have family around us all month long…. so the decorations have been up since Thanksgiving.

 

I made a promise when I started QOH that I would only work with a couple the first weekend in December – the other weekends were for family, friends and sometimes meetings with brides home for the holidays…

 

We love the baking and the entertaining – we’ve done all of the pre- Christmas open houses with family, our cards for family are done by December 1st, shopping is done, and presents are wrapped.

 

I really enjoy spending part of this week doing lunch with friends, watching old Christmas specials on TV- doing at least one night of Hanukkah with my Jewish family and friends…

 

The tough part of this week is partially a kind of melancholy about not having Mom and Dad …everything seems to remind me of them- the music, the shows the ornaments…being with “C’s” Mom and Dad…

 

As much as I miss them;

 

 I think the harder part is watching other people – I’m never a big fan of the rushing, and rudeness – but it seems to bother me more during the holidays.

 

Yelling at sales people who aren’t at fault, and would rather be spending time with family and friends too – will not make you feel any better, your money go any further, or you get home any faster.

 

I’ve actually really enjoyed just watching the looks on people’s faces, as I’m nice…

 

I’m totally surprised how a little common courtesy- especially during the holidays seems to really go a long way…