Tis the season to sometimes be sad and depressed

December 16, 2008

and not always merry:(.

When I am asked what is my favorite holiday, I always say The 4th of

July, I kid you not, and that usually stuns people. They often ask me

why not Christmas, or at least, Thanksgiving? And it's then I reply,

Well, first off the 4th is in my favorite season of the year, Summer.

Second, because it's Summer, I just love being outdoors more than in.

You can go swimming, wear less cumbersome and restrictive in movement

clothing especially for us-lps, and if you're still into the family

thing you can do picnics and barbecues. Plus, the cold just gets to

me, and yes, though it can get hot, very hot in July, I can still

'escape' the heat somehow, somewhere, even outdoors. But in the Winter

it's all about being inside, most of the time, unless you're into

outdoor sports such as skiing and skating or even curling:P.

But for me, especially during my childhood specifically, being inside

I couldn't always just leave to do whatever on my own. Thus, most of

the time inside I had to grin and bear it with the family squabbles,

or one's drinking and their wanting to always start an argument for

argument's sake alone, amongst others things. As even my own dad used

to say kiddingly, but it's true, " You can pick your friends, but you

can't pick your relatives. You stuck with who you got! "

And add to the top of that heap of who you don't want to be with:P, if

any on here, tho not me... yet, if any have lost a loved one during

this 'must be' festive family holiday time, such as Christmas and

Thanksgiving and those your family may celebrate, it has got to be

extremely rough:(. I know a couple families personally, because they

lost a close one during these same days, that they don't even do

anything different then. In fact, they don't even mention it-the

day.... And I can't really blame them for their 'lacking' in the

spirit of the season, so to speak, because the one spirit they adored

and loved most is no longer with them:(. And yes, I have met others

who have moved on, so to speak, and still celebrate it in a 'festive'

way but they often do in memory of them. So they too have changed but

positively, by 'reflecting' and 'remembering' them then even more so,

such as the 's in the following:

Peace and Goodwill to all during this Season:), but you MAY find me

outside lighting a firecracker instead of inside drinking snockered

eggnog:P, grady

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