Dec 182006
My Christmas spirit, this year, is a bit lacking. It feels kind of like this Santa, a bit flat.
For whatever reason, I just can’t seem to get up for the occasion. My wife is having the same feeling, too. We just aren’t in to it. I think that is because this is the first year that we won’t be spending Christmas with relatives. After we moved from Texas, we had people come to visit us.
Last year we had Christmas, with friends, at the beach. This year, we will go to the beach as well. I think that it has also to do with the fact that our kids are no longer kids. Pedro is 22 and out of the house at school. Tony is 14 and is still excited about Christmas but, for the most part, wants money so that he can buy himself some new clothes.
I usually don’t want much of anything for Christmas. I buy what I want throughout the year and want for nothing. My wife just likes to be surprised and she is easy to please.
We’ll do what we usually do, send presents to all of the kids in the family. Nieces, nephews, etc. Oh well, I don’t feel bad, just not ‘joyous’. 
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I feel the lack of spirit among so many of us has two causes. One, there aren’t as many white Christmases any more. It’s just not the same. You remember those, Paul. My birthday was on the 13th, and I always had snow on my birthday…even weeks before on Thanksgiving.
The second reason is the greed. It’s become a holiday of “it’s owed me.” I feel ashamed of where this country has taken Christmas. Do you remember being happy with the pile of gifts we received as children that would be looked upon with disgust by today’s kids? And what about the respect for the holiday…dressing in our best, gathered together with family, and proud of all the “hands on” effort that went into the celebration. It’s all lacking now.
Do enjoy your time at the beach! How sweet of you to take your wife to her favorite location.
With regard to Micki’s comment, no more white Christmases? Glad I’m not in Denver today
I love the flat Santa!
Anyway, I’m off to SF and then on to Sacramento for Christmas with Ava (my 16 mo old granddaughter. now that will be fun!
Have a good holiday and see ya in the new year.