Christmas procrastinator

This is the spot in the office where the Christmas tree is supposed to go. Last year I think I had the Christmas tree up by November 15th. This year the tree is still in the attic and I haven't purchased one gift. Stress and anxiety coupled with the lack of time can really put a cramp in the holiday season. I have had my share of egg nog in the past week though, and that has to count for somethin'.

We're going to visit my family in Nebraska this Christmas, so that probably has something to do with the decoration hesitation. What's the point of volunteering for a near-death experience by attempting to adorn the roof with white lights if we're not even going to be here for Christmas to enjoy them? Actually, my feet are always firmly planted on the ground during the light-stringing process on the house. Angela is the one who unselfishly risks her life crawling around on the peaks. I guess we can look on the bright side--no lights means no risk of a roof death. Christmas is as much about the weeks leading up to it as it is about December 25th, but even so I don't want to put up decorations if we're just going to have to take them down right when we get home from our trip. That would interfere with Bowl Game watchin'.

I can't wait to see my family. My sister is getting along well in Nebraska and Jada and Ciara are growing like weeds. My mom says Jada still asks to "show Nenny and Alala" new things that she's excited about, and it makes me sad that Aunt Nenny and Aunt Alala have jobs in Dallas and can't be there to see them. I suppose all of that could change.

For now I'm just going to try to focus on the peace rock sitting on the window sill. That little rock can probably produce way better warm fuzzies than a Christmas tree could anyway. Isn't peace what the holiday season is all about? Or is it X Box 360's. It's confusing sometimes. Maybe we could put a Santa hat on the peace rock and string a few lights on the cactus sitting next to it. And then drink about a gallon of spiked egg nog and peacefully crash on the floor while watching It's a Wonderful Life. As long as we're together it's all good.