Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Festivus. We call it Christmas in my family, although there never really was ever any mention of Christ. I tried for a while to relate the two, but I eventually became disgusted with the idea of maxing out my credit card in order to celebrate the (incredibly inaccurate) birthday of Jesus. So for me, "Christmas" is about spending time with the friends and family that I love. It isn't about gifts anymore...I do love giving them, but I don't feel pressure to overspend or buy a bunch of meaningless stuff like I used to. This may sound like a bitter rant, but I'm actually pretty happy and content with what Christmas has become for me. I've had a great week at home in Rochester, enjoying the snow and visiting with family who live here and who also traveled from all over. As ROC trips go, this has been a mercifully uneventful one.
Highlights:
A trip to the new Henrietta Wegmans, seeing Karen and Sue
Palmer's fish fry at home with Maureen and Clark
Skiing at Bristol with Tonhya and Erich
Christmas Eve at Grandpa G's
Christmas Day at Papa's
Lots of time around the house with the fam
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