Christmas lights are going up, snow if falling down, and the holiday cheer is all around! #PoetryByME. HOWEVER, it seems as though the jolly is taking place everywhere besides the place I call home. “Have a holly jolly Christmas and in case you didn't hear”. I guess we didn’t hear.
It is December 7th, most families in Park City have their trees up and decorated. Well, all but one.
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| What most houses in PC look like... (Photo Courtesy: My Friend Shaye) |
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| What our house looks like. |
Usually our family goes snowmobiling in the Uintas to chop down our tree. Not to mention the date of this expedition is usually December 1st. Today is the 7th. December 7th, and there is currently no big green spruce in my living room. Unacceptable. On top of that, I am also starting to get the vibe from my mom that this special Christmas tree hunting day is not going to take place this year at all. Intolerable. What are we going to do, buy a tree at the nursery? I don’t know that I could live with a “store bought” tree, they are too… Perfect! Every year my family ends up with a lopsided, scrawny, unattractive tree… It’s tradition! As far as I know they don’t sell any trees like that at the supermarket. “Rocking around the Christmas Tree” I hope we get to do this at some point.
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| One of the three wreaths. |
Christmas time is beautiful. Usually. Everything is covered in shimmery white stuff which makes all the christmas lights pop really well. The atmosphere just isn’t the same this year. The white stuff is completely MIA and the lights are dull against the mud and slush. AND, it was feeling a little hot today so I decided to check the temperature. Fifty degrees! IN DECEMBER. “I'm dreaming of a White Christmas. Just like the ones I used to know.” No clarification needed.
I guess I should be happy because my family did put a record number of three wreaths up on doors around our house. But that is all we have… Oh wait I almost forgot! We also have these three little glass trees that sit atop our piano. Lots of festivity up in here! Not. “Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la!” Apparently we don’t know what “boughs of holly” are.
To top it off, my sister, Katy, goes to college in Vermont. This holiday break she has been given the grand number of five whole days at home. FIVE DAYS. I’m not even kidding. Note to families who still have all their birds in their nest: Ski racing in college will be fun 99 percent of the time, but do not expect to see your child for a large portion of holiday breaks. It is the key time for training and the coaches are willing to do anything to take advantage of it. All I can say is that those five days that Katy is here are going to be crammed with all of the usual holiday activities. “All I want for Christmas is you!” Come home soon!
I am left with nine words, and two question marks: “Where are you Christmas? Why can’t I find you?”
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