Monday, January 2, 2017

Thinking about undecorating

Even though I like the decorations to stay up until a little later, since reality is beginning I'm seriously considering taking down the decorations.  I'm especially enjoying the trees so I kind of don't want them to come down.  At the same time, I really, really don't feel as though I was ever in the Christmas spirit this year.  I'm not sure if it was because we had very little snow and very mild temps, or if it was because I went back to work and life was so busy.  I normally love sending my cards out and can't wait to get to them, but this year I started two weeks later than normal and it felt like "work", not the pleasure I normally feel.  There was also this break.  The kids had swim practice every day from 8-10AM and then again from 5:30-7:30PM.  Andrew and I appreciate the need to be committed to the team, but it has serious consequences on our family time.  Not once over break did we play any family board games, nor did we have an opportunity to go see any lights.  Most evenings, we didn't even get to eat dinner together.  It really was the exact opposite of last year's break  I enjoyed Christmas, but I just don't feel like I "felt" Christmas, and I really regret that.  I'm not going to lie...swim season really can't end soon enough!

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