The Holidays (Part 1)

So...

Thanksgiving Day (and my birthday) has come and gone. 

We had a good holiday. We made the annual trip to Trussville (just outside Birmingham) Alabama to my parent's house for the big family holiday. Altogether, we had 18 people there. There's always plenty of food, plenty of beer, plenty of football to watch, and plenty of fun. Our car's acting up (again. I know, but it's got 160,000 miles on it) but we made it. The biggest concern to me outside of that is that Mom and Dad will be wiped out from all the stuff. Mom's 84, and Dad turns 80 Dec. 22nd, They're both in good health for their age, and 100% mentally, but I know that Dad especially will be worn out all of Friday and most of Saturday.

Now it's time to look forward to Christmas.

I like the holidays, I really do. But in my business, it's hard. So much pressure, so busy, so many people. No extra time off to enjoy the special events. And at Sam's Club, they don't even have the piped-in music anymore, so no Christmas music to get you in the mood.

But I still enjoy this time of year. Joshua has been talking about Christmas for weeks. Some of the best Made-for-TV movies come on. And people generally get into a better mood, especially the last few days before Christmas. So break out the egg nog, put out the cookies, and let's go! It's the Holiday Season!