All I want.....

Christmas is the time when there's a big emphasis on what people want. They sing "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth." or "All I want for Christmas is you." But is the holiday all about the things we're going to get?? Or the things we buy for others this time of year?

With each passing year, I find it harder and harder to get into the Christmas spirit. When we're young, of course, its time spent with parents and traditions. We marry and have young ones of our own and we try to carry on some of the old traditions along with making new ones. Of course, there's always the buying of gifts, but it seems the things we do together are the more important things that are remembered later in life.

This year, I'm 52 years young, and alone. My job means I work so many hours during the holidays that finding time for the real things gets harder as I get older, and all I wish is for the holidays to be over. It becomes very difficult to get in the holiday spirit when all you want for Christmas is to have the time, and to spend that time with family and loved ones.

But if I could have just one wish........
it would be a real live hug.

Enjoy your holidays, everyone! Don't get caught up in the frenzy; make time for the people who are important to you.... including yourself!

HUGS to everyone!