Well, guys, the turkey has been devoured, Black Friday rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the economy, and you can't step into a Rite Aid without hearing Jingle Bell Rock. That's right: the holidays are upon us. Last year, I was so whipped by nursing school finals that my holiday attitude was more Bah Humbug than Fa La La La La, so this year, I'm determined to get into the spirit!
Don't worry. There will be none of those tired or tedious traditions that make you want to hibernate till spring. (I'm talking to you, ugly Christmas sweaters, halfhearted caroling excursions, and fruitcake that's seen better years.) But I wouldn't mind listening to Michael Buble's holiday album, sipping some spiked eggnog, and dropping a 20-spot in the Salvation Army bucket. And okay fine -- I'll help my mother bake her favorite shortbread cookies. I shut her down the past few years with my nursing school excuse, and I'm feeling a little guilty about it. Plus I admit: decorating cookies with red hots and colored sugar does get me into the holiday mood.
Sounds doable, right? All it really takes is a few small seasonal gestures, and before you know it, you're stoked about the holidays. Or at the very least, you're managing. Especially when you've circled the Hudson Mall parking lot for, like, 20 minutes and STILL can't find a parking spot.
Anyway, that's my plan of operation for the coming weeks. What about you? What holiday traditions do you find ridiculous, and what do you do to get into the holiday spirit?
Don't worry. There will be none of those tired or tedious traditions that make you want to hibernate till spring. (I'm talking to you, ugly Christmas sweaters, halfhearted caroling excursions, and fruitcake that's seen better years.) But I wouldn't mind listening to Michael Buble's holiday album, sipping some spiked eggnog, and dropping a 20-spot in the Salvation Army bucket. And okay fine -- I'll help my mother bake her favorite shortbread cookies. I shut her down the past few years with my nursing school excuse, and I'm feeling a little guilty about it. Plus I admit: decorating cookies with red hots and colored sugar does get me into the holiday mood.
Sounds doable, right? All it really takes is a few small seasonal gestures, and before you know it, you're stoked about the holidays. Or at the very least, you're managing. Especially when you've circled the Hudson Mall parking lot for, like, 20 minutes and STILL can't find a parking spot.
Anyway, that's my plan of operation for the coming weeks. What about you? What holiday traditions do you find ridiculous, and what do you do to get into the holiday spirit?