Recap

I can't believe how quickly time is passing by. I suppose I should let out a brain dump before life passes by even more. Contrary to my last post, my Christmas was actually really nice. My brother came down from Toronto so it was lovely to spend some quality time. I think it was the first time in 8 years we've had him down for Christmas.

Today, my parents hosted a dinner party for the people at my mom's church. 6 hours later and I am still full. I love me some Korean food. I was a little worried at first because I didn't want to be the designated babysitter of the night. Not that I'm bad with kids, it's just that... I don't want to deal with them. Ok... maybe that means I'm bad with kids. Lucky for me, they were entertained enough by TV. One of the little boys was someone I knew since the day he was born. Today, he is in Grade 2. I remember talking like a baby to him (the typical goo-goo, ga-ga) and now, he is more than capable of carrying out a conversation with me. It's crazy. Kids are growing up so fast. And by default, I'm getting old. *sniffles*

Ho Ho Ho

Christmas is coming so soon. I'm not going to lie - I don't really look forward to Christmas. I just feel empty and lonely around this time of year. When I was younger, I used to get so excited and feel fuzzy inside but now, not so much since every negative emotion seems to get amplified by the power of 10. I mean, it's nice to hang out with family and friends but I just... feel... empty. I don't really know how else to describe it. Plus, seeing everyone else being jolly doesn't really help. Then comes the New Year, which actually feels worse than Christmas. It's just another day. I don't understand why our society has turned to the idea of starting with a clean slate on this day. It's as if we're promoting that it's totally ok to be a complete idiot for just one night, because tomorrow we're going to become a fresh new person that we've always wanted to become, but have been unsuccessful in the past. In another words... fail.