Holiday Blues - Page 2

SuzeQuze · #16 11-16-2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Awww. At least you're avatar is a reindeer. There is a little shred of spirit somewhere in you. I actually want you to enjoy yourself.

I think I need to have a Egg Nog (the real deal) party at my place. Do come by.

I will bring the rum. Oh snap, there I go inviting myself again!

HomerMcvie · #17 11-16-2005, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Awww. At least you're avatar is a reindeer. There is a little shred of spirit somewhere in you. I actually want you to enjoy yourself.

I think I need to have a Egg Nog (the real deal) party at my place. Do come by.

I'm so there, dude!

I'll bring some extra rum to really spike up that Nog!

HomerMcvie · #18 11-16-2005, 01:44 PM

Dammit, Suze, you beat me with the rum by a minute!

Richard B · #19 11-16-2005, 01:57 PM

Everyone is welcome at my place. Come one, come all.

I want to share something with everyone. My family, through the generations, have always had families later in life. So in my child years I had to watch my family members die, many around Christmas, some of old age and others taken way too soon. The stories I could tell you about how I have lost so many dear family members would make us all cry. But this is not what my post is about. I used to get very blue during these holiday times...but after awhile I would remember just how special these times were to my relatives and how I know, just know, that they would frown on me for being so sad and blue at a time of year, that if they were alive, they would enjoy. Not one of them would ever want me to feel bad that they were gone and that I was miserable. So with this spirit I celebrate for them all and for others I don't even know. It makes it so much easier. There is still good in the world and it is needed now more than ever.

wondergirl9847 · #20 11-16-2005, 02:00 PM

Sounds like a few of us will have a difficult time with Christmas this year.

Sorry to hear about your dad Raeven and your mom, Homer.

I would love to go somewhere else (Colorado) for Christmas at least once in my life. Where it's snowing because even though it's colder this week, I'm afraid this Christmas will be one of the warmest ever, unless this Texas weather takes a MAJOR change. Bleh. Don't know how to ski, but would love to hang out in a log cabin, by a fireplace, unwrapping gifts with my family.

GypsySorcerer · #21 11-16-2005, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard B

There is still good in the world and it is needed now more than ever.

Here, here.

ontheEdgeof17 · #22 11-16-2005, 02:03 PM

Yeah. I'm down this year.

In school, I had friends to hang with before I left for break. Now, there's no break......hardly any friends here.....and I work on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day....not to mention the Monday after Christmas. It sucks.

I live alone. I eat alone. I sleep alone. I don't have a Tree to decorate. I thought about buying one today, but I dunno. I've just been blah.

....but no complaint....Happy days will soon come.

Raeven Skye · #23 11-16-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Everyone is welcome at my place. Come one, come all.

I want to share something with everyone. My family, through the generations, have always had families later in life. So in my child years I had to watch my family members die, many around Christmas, some of old age and others taken way too soon. The stories I could tell you about how I have lost so many dear family members would make us all cry. But this is not what my post is about. I used to get very blue during these holiday times...but after awhile I would remember just how special these times were to my relatives and how I know, just know, that they would frown on me for being so sad and blue at a time of year, that if they were alive, they would enjoy. Not one of them would ever want me to feel bad that they were gone and that I was miserable. So with this spirit I celebrate for them all and for others I don't even know. It makes it so much easier. There is still good in the world and it is needed now more than ever.

Thanks Richard....you make a lot of good points. My Dad loved to have fun more than anyone I know, and everytime I have a good laugh I think of him. I'm going to do my best to remember that, this season!

stargazer99 · #24 11-16-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Everyone is welcome at my place. Come one, come all.

I want to share something with everyone. My family, through the generations, have always had families later in life. So in my child years I had to watch my family members die, many around Christmas, some of old age and others taken way too soon. The stories I could tell you about how I have lost so many dear family members would make us all cry. But this is not what my post is about. I used to get very blue during these holiday times...but after awhile I would remember just how special these times were to my relatives and how I know, just know, that they would frown on me for being so sad and blue at a time of year, that if they were alive, they would enjoy. Not one of them would ever want me to feel bad that they were gone and that I was miserable. So with this spirit I celebrate for them all and for others I don't even know. It makes it so much easier. There is still good in the world and it is needed now more than ever.

Awww... you just made me cry! I'll admit that I'm down in the dumps this holiday as well. But this is beautiful!

SuzeQuze · #25 11-16-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Dammit, Suze, you beat me with the rum by a minute!

Great minds.

GypsySorcerer · #26 11-16-2005, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Yeah. I'm down this year.

In school, I had friends to hang with before I left for break. Now, there's no break......hardly any friends here.....and I work on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day....not to mention the Monday after Christmas. It sucks.

I live alone. I eat alone. I sleep alone. I don't have a Tree to decorate. I thought about buying one today, but I dunno. I've just been blah.

....but no complaint....Happy days will soon come.

I can relate. It's been hard to keep in touch with college friends. One is working on a cruise; others are five, eight hours away. I miss them.

I really hate going to my hometown. I don't have anything in common with the few friends who are still there, and my family annoys the **** out of me.

I'm an only child, though, so I can deal with being alone. I actually hate the going home part more than anything.

sara1998 · #27 11-16-2005, 02:45 PM

Holidays have sucked for me since my hubby died. It doesn't seem too bad yet this year so far. What really sucks is Christmas morning, when Sara is opening her gifts. I miss her daddy there watching her and enjoying her joy... I miss him so bad for her. All I know is that I had my dad all my life, and she's missing what could have been so great. I don't know if she feels like that, and maybe you can't miss what you don't have. But they were close when he was alive... and he was all about her. I can't help but to hurt watching her, but at the same time, I'm so happy to be there with her.... Plus, it really sucks to buy your own Christmas presents.... I have to put something from "Santa" under the tree for me.... otherwise, Sara will want to know why Santa didn't bring me anything. Anyhow, my grandpa died earlier this year, and just yesterday, they gave my grandma 6 months. My mom is going to be a basket cast. I hurt for her, too. I guess all we can do is suck it up and accept it.

Thanks for letting me ramble.....

DavidMn · #28 11-16-2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MoonChilde

Is anyone else having a hard time getting into the christmas holiday spirit?? Sorry for being such a downer ,but I am having a really hard time feeling any ho ho ho jolly stuff this year..Mind you christmas has never been the great celebration time for me..(long story )and I seem to get depressed this time of year for ages now..But this year it seems to be hitting me extra hard..I think I am going to volunteer at a soup kitchen or something worthwhile this year..Hopefully it will put me in a better frame of mind..But I just want to go hide until the end of january..Does anyone else get like this and please share what you do ,to get through it all..

No I hear you. It's kinda weird for me this year cause my money supply is VERY low, and I have to get alot of **** together. SO it's not that I'm not felling happy about the holiday season, its more that I have other things to think about I guess. I've been doing a lot of good things the last few weeks, so I'm happy about that. Anyway, I've never been one to get into the whole "Material Christmas" thing. I've gottne some nice things, but I can take them or leave them. My family and friends are the most important thing to me. Good luck. I hope you feel better!!!

#29 11-16-2005, 07:45 PM

Wow..seems that we all suffer from the holiday blues in one form or another..Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts and stories..I am going to try really hard to pull myself out of this funk and look around and see that there is so much to be thankful for and quit dwelling on the things I have no control over.There is so much going on in the world these days ,lets all try to make our small corner of the world a little bit more bearable..Hugs to all

jannieC · #30 11-16-2005, 08:06 PM

Christmas has been really rough for me the last few years- this year is the first year my husband is drug-free (he was in rehab last year for 6 months) so I am just so happy that he is alive and doing so remarkably well.

I think that for those of you who have lost a loved one, you have to try and create new traditions, and that is just so hard (my father died when I was 17). One suggestion is to surround yourself with people who ARE in the spirit-not obnoxiously so, just enough to maybe spark you a little. And helping in a soup kitchen is the best thing ever. You realize how lucky you are not to be homeless, hungry, etc. Some of these posts have made me so sad- I wish I could host a Ledgie Holiday Party.