I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!! When October comes around, and the rest of the world is trying to be scary and disgusting, Im thinking of Christmas trees and gifts and shopping!!! We rented a bunch of movies to watch tongiht and guess what kind they are?? yep... CHRISTMAS!!!

But something occured to me today. I never realized how much I like the holiday because of certain traditions until now. You see, my family has this really awesome thing we do. The women in our family takes a whole weekend and gets together and goes out shopping. its more than shopping, really. Its so much fun, we all get together and just have a blast from Thursday until Sunday morning. We dress alike, act goofy oh man, i just cant even tell you how much fun it is and how much it means to me.

Or should I say how much it MEANT to me. You see, last year, it was ruined. I wont go into the big long story, but it was pretty bad. Thats really not what this post is about. But, my mom and aunts and everyone is still going this yea, but I have taken myself out of it. Im not going. Its a real bummer!!!

But, Im getting excited for Christmas and all, but Im also kinda depressed. i wanna go on the shopping trip, just not how things were left. i want it to be the way it used to be. But I never realized, until now, how much my excitedness of Christmas was wrapped around the shopping. I even , for a few minutes, thought about jus not even putting a tree up this year. (lol, yeah right like id do that, my tree is up before Thanksgiving!!)

I guess maybe it all happened so that i could once again remember the true meaning of Christmas. Ive never lost that, but maybe i lost a litle site of it, and put more things in front of it. Jesus is the reason for Christmas. not shopping trips.

A little side note, since i dont get to do my "powershopping" this year, i do get a lil extra time with my hubby and him and I are going on our own little shopping trip for the first time. That will be fun :) now just praying for some money to take with us there!!

Ok, so my thoughts didnt get put in here exactly the way i wanted them to. mainly because i have a 9 year old standing over me waiting for his turn on the computer. But hopefully the point was made enough. I actually can write., Im just not sure it shows thru anymore lol. So anyways...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!