well I can't say I'm feeling all stoked for Christmas this year. Obviously there is the matter of What Happened, but just in general I am uninspired. It just feels stressful more than anything else.
There's the Christmas shopping which I have barely made a dent in. The chaos of all The Band's family currently staying at my house and for an Undetermined Period of Time.... ya!!! The chaos of all my family on Christmas day. The Christmas carols. The way It Was Meant To Be. The thing is that this month has been so chaotic - a drive around the perimeter of the country (practically), two weekends away, another coming up, my brother's wedding this past saturday (and all the build up to that), christmas in EL (hopefully*) and then back home to all the inlaws for like 2 weeks.
Really, if I could choose, I would probably just have stayed home, me and The Band no one staying at our house, no Boney M, just a good book and a few choice series. Just some down time.
But perhaps I am just feeling jaded because of these two little fun developments that have transpired just this morning:
1. I got an email from SARS saying that I was going to be refunded R3500. NICE! Jubilation! Merry Christmas to me! etc etc. I clicked on the confirmation link and where did it lead? A nasty porn website! I feel defiled!! So no income tax refunds coming my way. I checked online and they only owe my 11c.
2. *The Band called earlier to say that he had bad news. He had checked our flights to EL (to my family for Christmas) and discovered that he had somehow booked them for OCTOBER!!! So never mind the cost of new flights, there actually aren't any to EL! they are all booked. Lovely. So now we are flying into PE and hiring a car from there. What a mission. Costing an extra R4k! Ridiculous expense but my dad insists on paying for it. He wants us home for Christmas, doesn't care about the cost. I'm very very blessed to have a dad like that.
Anyway, truth be told I am a bit of a sucker for Christmas. Perhaps it will be better than I expect.
Wishing you and yours a very special Christmas x
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
bah humbug
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4 comments:
(((Hugs)))
Merry Christmas.
Hi, I don't mean to throw a spanner in your works but i suggest pre-booking your car from PE. I now that Imperial, Avis and Budget were all fully booked over the Xmas period! (I tried to reserve a car for Boxing Day on when I flew out on Sunday).
tara
I hope your Christmas turns out fabulous! I'm glad that you're dad rocks and is paying the expenses for you to be home with them! That's what dads are for!
I hear ya. This time of year can be so chaotic and I just want to stay home too. Either way I hope your holiday is nice!
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