Christmas blahs.

**Stinky!**

I'm just really not feeling Christmas this year. The only thing I'm looking forward to is H coming home. But I'm not looking forward to driving around, I'm not looking forward to opening gifts (because we asked for them not to get us anything and we know they don't listen), I'm not looking forward to seeing my family (because it's so depressing these days), and I'm not looking forward to saying goodbye to H (again).

And I'm sick of people asking me when I'm bringing in Christmas cookies. Hellur! I've been a little too busy lately to worry about making toffee and sugar cookies, people! Everyone knows this!

I need wine. Thank God I brought some with me to MIL's. I may drink the entire bottle myself tonight. 

baconsmom

"I sent all the cookies to Kate. It's Katemas, after all."

"Didn't you know? This year, I'm just having birthday cake for Katemas."

"You shouldn't have gotten me anything - after all, it's not *my* birthday!"

See? You just have to think about someone else this year. Like me, and my totally self-centered and ridiculous birthday obssession.

MinM

I loathe Christmas. The traveling, the buying the presents, opening stuff that I don't want (because people have issues with just giving money), the family ish, etc. I am so with you. Gimme a minute to grab a bottle of vodka and we will have our own party.

mrs.conn23

I have the Christmas blahs too.  I was really excited and then I was really sick over the weekend and isht is going down at work.  I'm over it already.  BFF/SIL is coming to town, as are my nieces.  So I'm hoping that will lift my spirits.

Butter Cookie

Same here. I'm not enjoying baking, I don't want to wrap gifts, I don't want to deal with the awkwardness that will be Christmas with my father. I'm feeling frustrated I couldn't find anything that I really liked for my Mom, and even more frustrated that there's nothing around here with items she would enjoy. It's a big city, you would think they'd have something. But no. The one shop they did have (that was overpriced and smelled like patchouli) closed, probably because they were overpriced and smelled like patchouli.

Cant_wait!

I have teh blahs too. We're more broke this Christmas than we've ever been, so we don't get big presents from each other this year and I'm bummed (like last year when H got me a Kitchenaid). So now I'm like a disappointed kid whose getting socks for Christmas. Plus also my inlaws have been more annoying this year than ever, but I did discover that I have an ally...my SIL feels the same way about them as I do. We went to coffee this weekend and just vented about them for hours. It was good to get it all out to someone in the same boat, and I've felt better since then.

TheDuckis

I am the opposite of you all. I totally had the blahs until Friday, when I found the perfect gift for H, and Saturday, when we bought out PetSmart in preparation for Herbert. Then we finally got a Christmas tree last night, and H let me listen to my 3 favorite Christmas songs on repeat for a half hour. Plus I'm getting more and more excited about the fact that I get to miss my mom's annual Christmas freak-out.

L_Woods

I had them up until yesterday when I accidentally saw the bag w/my Christmas present from Man in it. Well, that and we went to the Parade of LIghts on the bay and one of my favorite "Christmas lanes" so that got me in the mood. Of course, I found out this morning that the reason the parade was delayed was that a Coast Guard ship hit a family's boat and the 8 year old boy died. So put my mood back on Scrooge this morning.

I'm looking forward to Saturday - New Years way more. Dealing with family during the holidays blows donkey chunks.