That Time of Year Again!
For the past couple of years, I have fostered a secret obsession. There is one thing I want every year but it can’t be found under the Christmas tree (despite how many times I check). I keep thinking this next act will be what I need to do and I will finally possess the most elusive thing to me: the Christmas spirit. Just to clarify, I’m not some scrooge or grinch, I do enjoy Christmas. I love looking at all the store windows all dressed up, I smile at the Salvation Army workers ringing their bells and always make sure to drop some change in, I decorate cookies with glee, and I take utter joy in looking at my advent calendar and unwrapping a chocolate with each passing day. In my mind I am doing everything “right” to possess the Christmas spirit, but to quote Bill Nighy as Billy Mack from Love Actually I don’t “feel it in my fingers” and “feel it in my toes.” I know I didn’t always feel this way, but as I try and pinpoint the exact moment this feeling occurred I c...
