It's 11.00 pm on Christmas night and I'm stone cold sober, on my own, having just dropped my mother back home. The roads are empty and every light seems to be set at green. Time for a little quiet reflection.
An annual recurring thought popped into my head.
Is that it?
We had a houseful of folks with not an inch to spare (with more coming on Boxing Day to stay) with weeks of planning and hours of preparation, Jan was very tired and more than a little frazzled, but that was it. It was all over.
Twenty four hours of festivities all over in the blink of an eye. I know that it makes me sound like a grumpy old man (nothing new there then - Ed) but is it really worth all the fuss, all the hype?
We have a quiet Christmas just the three of us so do not have any hype, on the other hand it is really like any other Sunday. In my book the enjoyment would have to outweigh the effort for it to be worthwhile. We do have a get together with friends on New Year's Eve and what works for us is that everyone brings a course etc. It makes for a much more relaxed and enjoyable evening for the host which nine times out of ten has been me.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to have Christmas once every four years, like the Olympics -- then it would be really special.
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent idea Rosemary. Spot on. When I'm in charge ...................
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