Another

Yes, we do have another year of holidays nearly done; let’s not forget we still have New Year’s Eve to contend with…
But for us that is a no brainer.
You see we stopped going out on New Year’s Eve too!
Boy, are we boring or what?
Well, to be honest it is dangerous for us oldies but goodies with all those youngsters on roads drinking too much!
And we fall asleep early anyway.
In fact the last two years we didn’t even make it to midnight! Sad but true.
Not good I hear you all saying!
LOL!
We don’t mind really!
The New Year comes in with or without our observing that process.
Hopefully you are not feeling that ‘after it all’ let down?
Sadly, so many do after the rushing around type holidays.

Oh in the day we did go out even to fancy places, but then when we had our sons we used to just have a party at the neighbors and put the boys to bed with their kids or in their empty bedrooms or the same thing was done at our home with their children.
And it was a neighborhood when we lived in our first home, our townhouse condo and so there was no driving involved only walking from here to there and back again on sidewalks and sober.

Although, when Hubby was a Fire chief in NJ and we were in our bi-level home that we had built. We did have those firehouse parties, and one year we even won the basket of cheer, which was ridiculous because we were not drinkers at that time. Actually we only started with the wine thing after 9/11, with our eldest son being twenty-nine and the younger one being twenty-five and so by then our sons were well on their own, plus we were a few years into our fifties and it was common knowledge that wine is good for older hearts!
So after they were grown we used to go out with my cousins or have a party at our home or with them at theirs, but even that stopped when we had our health issues to deal with.
Before I told them my true concerns and feeling with what they did about lying to us and all… so that ‘friend’ ship sailed a while ago before my honesty mouth unrestrained went wild!

I used to enjoy getting all the food prepared and everything, but with my current weight and health issue that is something I shouldn’t look forward to so much anymore in truth, my own truth this time.

Any-who, I do know that by this time next year that will not be that big of an issue or at least it will be a lesser one; that’s the plan anyway!

Everyone has their reasons to do whatever they do, do during the ‘holidays’ and to all of us that could be their tradition.
So the best thing we can do is support those choices by acceptance.
And encourage individuality in whatever they may decide.
Dear friends who celebrate Kwanzaa, which begun tonight for the next six I do believe, please accept my wishes for a very happy holiday for you too!

On that note of acceptance for all of us to live a more cheerful coexistence I would like to wish you all a very happy good night and to all count those blessings and ask you to please share those overages and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, OK?