it’s sort of over
i am in a very odd state of limbo right now…i have lived in christmas mode for the past month, and as of today, it feels over, but it’s not.
i took down all the decorations in the house (since i didn’t want to have to do it after the 8th), and besides the boxes stacked at the door to go back into the attic, the house is a clean slate. surprisingly and refreshingly bare. it feels really good to put it all away, but it’s weird to be done with christmas.
i guess what puts me in the middle is that we haven’t really “done” christmas, so in a sense, it’s not over. the 24th and 25th were nice, but it just felt like a couple of days of going to church, being with friends and opening a couple gifts. the minute we head home i’ll be content and satisfied…that’s christmas to me. and this is no disrespect to wil’s company over the holiday- we just haven’t established our own traditions and way of doing things. every year will continue to be different, and we’ll probably be in a different home at different times each year. i guess that’s what happens when you get older.
there’s not much of a point to this post…just a weird observation i have made. i feel very much ready to get on with the new year when i walk around our house, but i know in a couple days i will step right back into christmas mode, just by seeing all the faces of our wonderful family.
