But where’s the snow?
Okay Vancouver, where are you hiding all of the snow? I could have sworn that I saw it snow in New Westminster yesterday for about 5 minutes while I was on the bus. Could it be my imagination? Did you see it too? Also, does anybody know where you can buy “Christmas spirit”? They MUST sell it somewhere at Wal-Mart, I mean, they sell EVERYTHING there! Lately, I’ve been feeling quite down and depressed about Christmas, but things seem to be looking up!
I’ll admit it, I’ve had such a difficult time with not being in the Christmas spirit. Lately, I’ve been so busy that I haven’t even had time to consider going Christmas shopping, let alone enjoy a Christmas movie or holiday baking! These days I’ve been feeling stressed out and I’ve been very distant from everyone. I suppose it could be the fact that I’ve had way too much on my plate lately, or the fact that I was moping about missing Christmas in Vavenby for the first time. This would be the first Christmas without my grandparents and immediate family. It’s scary thinking that you’re going to spend it away from the people who you’ve spent it with for your whole life. Basically, I felt like boycotting Christmas this year.
Recently, I’ve had quite a few people invite me for Christmas, because they knew that I’d be spending it alone. What I absolutely LOVE about Christmas is that no matter what, you’re never going to be alone. There’s always amazing people out there who have a heart of gold and invite you in! Undoubtedly, I felt loved and special!
Last Friday, I helped my school out with picking up and delivering Christmas hampers, and I was floored by how generous people are! We delivered to a few immigrant families who barely knew English, and who were just starting out. They seemed so overwhelmed by how much we were delivering to them and seemed so appreciative! It felt so great spending the day helping others out, for the first time this holiday season, I felt the “Christmas spirit”. I find that people are constantly talking about how horrible people are getting, but when I witnessed how much people were BUYING and donating for complete strangers, I realized that there’s a lot of good in this world still. No matter how bad the world gets, there’s always going to be excellent, bighearted people out there. I’m excited to do it all again tomorrow!
Last night I joined my school at the Winter Harp concert downtown at a beautiful church. We ran a concession stand to help raise money for the 2011 grad. We raised quite a bit of money, and it was a wonderful experience! When we went into the sanctuary to enjoy the eccentric sounds of harps unraveling their elegant harmonies, it was so beautifully done and filled my heart with the Christmas spirit!
This morning I decided something very, very exciting. I’m able to go home for Christmas!! Sadly, I had to cancel my Christmas plans with a few people, but on the other hand, I get to see my family! It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen them all, so I’m absolutely stoked to see them! I’ll be leaving on Christmas eve and coming back on Boxing day! Fingers crossed, the roads will be good though, because if they’re full of snow then I can’t go. The coquihala highway is known for treacherous roads in the winter, so lets hope that they stay clear!
Excited from making arrangements to go home for Christmas, I went to Metrotown mall to go Christmas shopping. It was crawling with people, I thought I was going to suffocate to death! All in all, I am almost done my Christmas shopping, and I’m almost ready for the adventure to Vavenby! Unfortunately, I haven’t sent out Christmas cards out yet, but I still plan on doing it within the next day or two. I guess they’d be classed as “New Years Cards?” Oh well, I guess it’s the thought that counts in the end!
I hope that everybody enjoys their Christmas, I’ll be back next week with a new, fresh blog!
Merry Christmas everyone!!