Friday, December 03, 2010

and now it's december

i look forward to the month of december with equal amounts of excitement and loathing. 

i'm obviously excited for the holiday season.  the sights, sounds, smells of new york are heightened during the month of december in a positive way.  my schedule is full of celebration events like the Park Avenue Tree Lighting and Caroling, New York Pops Holiday Concert, christmas karaoke and of course the creme de la creme of New York Fun Day.  love to shop for great gifts for family and friends.  it is also the celebration of the birth of the Savior.  the focus on His life and ministry always brings happiness and excitement.

my loathing of december stems from the winter weather being in full force with wind, rain and snow.  darkness falling at around 4:30pm.  lots and lots and lots of tourists.  all kind of depressing things.  my calendar is also boiling over with invites to different events and parties when i really kinda just wanna sit at home on my new couch in my pjs and watch grey's anatomy reruns.  this twelth month is also one of my busiest at work.  being the h.r. department means i'm in full force planning for 2011. 

thankfully all of the loathing is quite easily counteracted by the excitement of decorating my apartment, wrapping presents, singing Christmas carols and remembering the true motivation and purpose for this month of celebration.  at the risk of sounding cheesy...that truly is the most important part of december.

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