Christmas nostaglic thoughts

Reflecting on memories of Christmas past today. I just got a sudden wave of nostaglic feelings as I dressed my baby in his Santa suit determined to make his first Christmas complete with a picture with Santa Claus which by the way didn't happen due to a ridiculous long line to which was already cut off :( side note: I shall attempt again tomorrow!
My Christmases growing up were happy ones because that was the only time my parents didn't fight. Now that i'm older and wiser I think it was because they were too busy combining forces to make our Christmas wishes come true that they didn't have time to fight or argue.
I always got EXACTLY what I wanted and I never gave it any thought to how hard my parents worked to fulfill this for my brother and me. I guess I felt entitled or in other words just plain spoiled. I am ashamed to admit that I had this mentality all the way through college. It wasn't until my father passed away at the young age of 50 about 5 years ago in Feburary that I realized how much I appreciated and loved my father for spoiling me not just on Christmas but throughout my life.
Now that I have a child of my own I realize it's not easy balancing what you can do to provide for your child and what you want to provide. I think I'm already inclined to spoiling him but I'd rather get my beautiful boy whatever he wants before I eye myself a new designer bag- the sacrifices come natural once you become a parent I suppose.




*Random Christmas Memory: Me wrapping presents and writing calligraphy cards out for my father's business contacts. My artistic skills came I
handy and my father was always so proud at how nice my calligraphy was and we would drink coffee afterwards. My mom always praised my gift wrapping skills.


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What's so great about snow??

Okay so my fascination with snow is OVER after tonite! HMPH!!!!!

Growing up in the South, a few flurries of snow*which I have recently learned wasn't even real snow meant it's insane to even think of the possibility of driving somewhere and that more than likely everything is CLOSED!

It is soooo different here, inches and inches of white fluffy snow doesn't mean anything to these people here! People drive around trudging through the snow as if it's no big deal. . .I tried to be one of these people today and failed miserably. We drove straight into blizzard conditions and couldn't see a thing through the snow coming down relentlessly. Our plans to go to New York were reversed and we had to turn around half way- especially with poor Dylan crying. He is usually good in the car and can withstand being in a car ride for 2 hours straight. . .but with the horrific road conditions we were seriously going 30 miles and hour and he just couldn't stand it and frankly it was scary watching cars slide around with their emergency lights on.



What's so great about snow anyways? Snow is just rain that has frozen into a puff of white showing us just how freaking ice cold it is! To all my friends back home in the South complaining of it being cold-shaddup with your 30 degrees cuz my oh my the weatherman says its feels like 7 degrees tonite here!!!

the cold makes me grouchy



frozen bunnie oba and out!