Happy Holidays!?!
Some people just love the Christmas Season. Some so much, that they even make every day like Christmas.
To me, it is just something that returns every year. Followed by all the New Year’s Eve craze … Not to sound like a Grinch here, but what if we just skipped December?
(No?)
(Not just once?)
(Pretty Please?)
This time of year is really not my favorite and I might suffer from a big childhood trauma here. You see, in the former GDR, your parents thought they’d do you a huge favor if they send Santa to you. Unfortunately, Weihnachtsmann also came with a rather special mask.
(If I’ll manage to find that slide over the Christmas Holidays, I swear I’ll actually put a photo of myself on the internet. It’s some rather scared looking kid and a really creepy Santa mask.)
In Australia, the Christmas season felt completely different (and almost fun). It was very much on the kitschy side of things and with the beginning of summer came complete with lots of barbeques, I mean barbies, and pool parties.
It is the time of the year you go to the Christmas Markets
decorate your tree
and accumulate more things and stuff you really didn’t need
listen to Last Christmas until you want to hang yourself with that funny Christmas sweater
and survive that work Christmas party. [Shivers]
I’ll try to be prepared
getting out that New Kids on the Block Christmas Album
and making sure to watch Paul and the gnomes. You never gnome what these guys are brewing.
Now, I got everything ready by November. This, Ladies & Gentleman, is how you save your sanity. Rejoice and merry Deccember!
How do you feel about the Holiday Season?
Feature image by Erika Wittlieb from Pixabay
Came back to this post. I realize not all images had loaded… 🤣
A perfect collection. My favourite is possibly the Oscar Wilde quote. I agree wholeheartedly. In a world where backstabbing has become a norm, it is refreshing to think along these lines.
Tschüß
(I feel so happy to have discovered the ß. Entertains my delusion that I speak German 🤣)
Same procedure every year 😉
I am proud of you. And with the ü, too. Well done, Sir! 😉
Viel dank. You made me look for it… I am grateful. Clicking heels and bowing… 🙇♂️
When you’re happily retired, every day is Christmas 😂
Mmh, I believe I’d be a good retired person … Not anytime soon 🙁
Hahaha, love the office party pic & quote best I think 😊
Ew, just thinking about the office party makes me uncomfortable…
Lol 😂 I never been to any, all stereotypes & sometimes funny 😊
Christmas is a rough time of year. We overwhelm ourselves and forget what it’s really about. In my case, it happens to be my mother’s birthday so we have two celebrations in our family. But I’m with you for the most part (only without a scary bearded mask in the childhood); it can be stressful and lonely and hard to enjoy. BTW, LOVE all your photos! Fröhliche Weihnachten! 🎄
Thank you for your nice feedback. Hopefully, you’ll find a few moments to enjoy during the holidays … Merry Christmas!
I like the way things slow down for the last couple of weeks of the year. I get a chance to catch up on things.
That sounds like a positive perspective! Good on you (or maybe your family is just really nice?)! Enjoy your down time
Very inspiring! Hope too that you’re season is fun-filled, and cozy with lots of love!👍🥰
Thank you and Dito! but to be honest, I’m always glad when December is over 😉
Me too!
Now that you make think about it, I realize that Christmas is THE ultimate Kitsch experience…
And it is beeing Americanized with crap from China … Let’s just give it a few years
In a few years we will all be working in Chines companies. Ain’t got no social benefits… 😉
Tshüss.