Reminiscing

With the holidays here upon us, like many folks I am trying to finish off the final few errands before Christmas strikes. This includes buying a few gifts (which I am finally done with as of this evening – whew!), packing, listening to Christmas songs and generally trying to get in the mood of the holidays despite the fact that work is crazy as always.

With regards to the “trying to get in the mood”, I have been doing the usual listening to Christmas music as well as setting the Tivo to record various Christmas programs. I didn’t bother to decorate this year, because only Zach and I would see the decorations, us being in an apartment and all. Also, I’ve been too busy at work to really want to go to the effort. Lately by the time I get home from work I am exhausted.

Anyway, some of the songs and shows of Christmas have me reminiscing back to the days of yore ( 🙂 ) when I was little. One memory in particular comes back to me. I used to love watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but two things always bothered me. One was the Abominable Snow Monster, who seemed to me to be the most incredibly scary monster ever. I mean, he scared the heck out of me for a long time. The other was the sad plight of the Red Pokedotted Elephant and the other misfit toys. It always seemed incredibly cruel to me that no one would want such a cute toy elephant 🙂 To show you what a big softie I am, even now my eyes mist over when I watch that part. 🙂 But enough reminiscing… I still have to finish packing!