Ahhhh yes, there is a certain sweet satisfaction I get out of staying in pajamas til noon. Its one of those simple pleasures that I've decided to indulge in today. I woke up a bit early and tossed some laundry in then decided to try and make the morning last as long as I could. With my third year of nursing school half over, and exams behind me, I decided that I could relax for just a little while. I dozed off watching BT (breakfast television), and shortly thereafter jolted myself awake with the fear that I'd missed a class or the bus or something crazy like that. Hmmmm, its gonna take some work to re-program my body.
I watched the blue lights on our Christmas tree twinkling...and I remembered Christmases past when Mikey and I would shake the gifts and wonder. Those days are long gone and fondly remembered, but the trends that I see on television today bother me a little.
Its seems like every time I look, someone is trying to change the original meaning of Christmas. Happy Holidays has replaced "MERRY CHRISTMAS" in stores and greeting cards. It makes me stop and wonder, why is there a holiday if it isn't about Christmas? If people want to remove Christmas...then what are you planning to celebrate? WINTER??? (gimme a break)
Christmas trees have been removed from airports because its no longer PC (politically correct) to have them display. In Toronto, a choir was asked to stop singing christmas carols because a dignitary in the audience was Jewish. It seems to go on and on.
Times have changed a lot...in the last year or two, but I'm certain that not everything must change. Christmas has a place in our lives, and it might do the 'nay-sayers' some good to look a little closer.
Have yourself a Merry Christmas
