MY BIRTHDAY!!!
- Category: Holidays, Vacation, and Travel
- Posted On: 12/21/2004
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Tomorrow is my birthday... I hope to get a mansion on an island paradise, but I may just get a few cards and hopefully someone will donate to a charity or volunteer some of their time in honor of my day. Is tomorrow any one else's day? My mom's was the 19th and my step-son's is the 26th. Crazy.
I have "effectively" communicated to my side of the family that we, as adults, should not be scrambling around every year to buy gifts for each other on Christmas. Send cards in June, buy us that new convertible in September, and help out those in need during the holidays. Get together with us and spend some time playing games and talking! Let's go to the park and barbeque! Let's go skiing or something. Kids, on the other hand, should get a couple of kick-ass presents! And then it should stop when they are "old enough" to realize that holidays are about each other and that we don't need to express that through gift-giving, but should rather express it by enjoying one another's company. Besides, who wants the stress of corporate Christmas? Avoid the store lines, parking spaces, and of course, the dreaded "So-and-so bought me this crazy expensive gift and all I got them was a $5 gift certificate to McDonalds! I feel like such a fool." Get back to celebrating with one another!
Now, back to my b-day! Those are the days where you should get everything you truly need and maybe a couple of things you want. I want a digital camera, but I told everyone not get it for me, 'cause I don't want them spending that much money on me. I got bills to take care of. What do I need to be snapping photos for? (sigh) 'Cause I wanna I suppose...
- Category: Holidays, Vacation, and Travel
- Posted On: 12/21/2004
- Views: 3,623