Reflections

it's 2 am and i have been watching Grey's Anatomy for the past two hours because:
a) it was there
b) i can't sleep
and c) i have nothing better to do
so i just finished watching the holiday episode, more specifically, the christmas episode. as the episode ends it shows three of the main characters (Izzy, Meredith, and George) laying under the christmas tree and looking up at the lights... as i watched this i thought about christmas and the holidays and my traditions and habits. (of all holidays, not just christmas)

so, here you go:

1) i lay under our tree and look up at the lights, i've done that ever since i was little... i have always considered it one of the highlights of the season.
2) i love the idea of giving gifts and being generous, but in general i hate holidays
3) i hate turkey. in fact, i hate almost everything about thanksgiving
4) i like fireworks; so automatically new year's and the 4th of July are on my good list.
5) halloween is fun; i like candy, i like dressing up in costumes and i like kids, so it's hard to go wrong
6) there's not much to say about easter... as a kid i used to love easter, but it was more for the challenge, the puzzle, of finding all the eggs... plus, what kid doesn't love an opportunity to get tons of candy?
7) i always liked st. patrick's day because when i was in grade school we would always make these little traps to catch the leprechauns... it never worked, thought... i wonder why ;p ... now the only reason i like it is because it is associated with the color green, and green is a cool color (plus, i don't dis any color but pink); i do however hate the fact that people insist on pinching you if you don't wear green... who cares!?!
8) valentine's day.... ahh. well, it has some negatives right off the bat... the whole pink bit and all... but i must admit that i like the idea of having a day designated for spending time with that special someone. i do however think that if you want to spend time with, or do something special for, that special someone, you should. no matter what day it is.
9) i hate christmas. my mother loves christmas. enough said...
jk. i guess christmas always makes me sad... i hate decorating, but i do like the lights. and the tree is ok too. but i hate all the fuss. cant people just relax and enjoy the freaking holiday? you know, sit and have a cup of hot chocolate and just relax?? seriously!
10) april fool's day has got to be one of my favorites, for obvious reasons.... pranks are just downright fun :)

holidays suck when you have to spend them with family that you don't want to be with; and rock when you spend them with friends. people get all weird around the holidays and they start to act differently, when in all honestly, we can do the things that we do on holidays on any given day of the year, but we don't...
huh.

--as always