Christmas

So I am not known for my Christmas spirit. I don't mind it but not my favorite holiday. I am however very against this totally over the top Christmas gift giving. I think it's a total waste of money. The gifts tend to be cheap because people have to buy so many and the gifts are mostly useless. I have a hard time being enthusiastic about the tenth bottle of bubble bath. Do you really need to give gifts to everyone and their cow. Do we do this because we feel we have to? Do we do it becuase we don't really want to spend our precious time with people so a gift assuages our guilt? I am so much happier to just get a card or an email or a phone call or some time together when im actually around then something I don't need or want. I have only given gifts this year to my mom, my nonie, my dad and my husband and that is enough.

Birthday's however are another story. I am all about the Birthday. Not just for me but for everyone.