Tis the Season...

So, maybe it's just the way I was raised--and the rest of the world views the Christmas season differently than I do. First, don't you get loved ones gifts to show your appreciation for them? Second, isn't one of the main points of the holidays to spread cheer to those near and dear AND to strangers? Third, and most importantly, aren't we celebrating someone's birth? Someone who would cry and cry to come to our planet in this day and age? Ugh. I was talking to the General over the Thanksgiving holiday and we were discussing the events that took place during Black Friday. Three DEATHS. On the busiest shopping day of the year. Me: "You'd think someone would NOTICE he/she was walking over a human being." The Gen: "I'm sure they DID notice." Me: "and just didn't care?" The Gen: "and just didn't care." Me: "It's the end of the world as we know it..." (Thanks REM!!) The Gen: (hearty laugh)...I'm sure Baby Jesus wouldn't be too pleased that other's lives are less important than say that VCR 10 % off... Headlines from Black Friday: Two Dead In Shooting at Toys R Us Walmart Worker Trampled to Death Happy Holidays!! Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving. I'm apparently now thankful I've never bought into that Black Friday hype. Ugh. Crowds drive me crazy anyway.