What I Like...
- Multi colored lights
- Lots of shiny things
- Eggnong
- Christmas trees
- Candy canes
- A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, and other 'classic' Christmas specials
- Finding the perfect gift for people
- Anticipating people's reactions to your gifts
- Getting together with friends and family who live far away
- People being a little more generous towards each other
- The smell of pine trees
- Hot cocoa with a shot of Dr. McGillicutty
- Decorating Christmas cookies
- Sharing holiday traditions and learning new ones
- Acting like a 10 year old under the tree on Christmas morning
- Writing letters to Santa with little kids
- Cooking (and eating) large extravagant meals
- Peppermintstick Icecream
- Sitting in the living room with only the Christmas lights on and looking at the tree
- White chocolate KitKats
- Wearing my santa hat or reindeer ears for the entire month of December
- Decorating the apartment
- Spending a bit more than you normally would, because it's Christmas
- Calories don't count during the holidays (Oh, I wish this was true!)
- Making home made gifts
- Singing Christmas carols (way off key in my case)
What I don't like...
- Rampant consumerism
- Forlorn, dying Christmas trees abondoned on the curb after New Years
- People who don't put any thought into gifts
- Commercials that make you feel bad if you don't take out a mortgage to buy Christmas presents (particularly jewelry and car commercials)
- Being broke and not being able to give gifts
- Not being able to spend as much time with people I really care about
- Fighting for parking spots
- People who go shopping in a bad mood
- Feeling guilty if I don't spend enough or spend too much
- Bill O'Reilly and the alleged War on Christmas
- People who don't appreciate what you give them
- Feeling generally stressed out
- Updates of classic Christmas specials
- Not having the time to do all the special little things you had planned to do
- Christmas music in the stores 24/7
- Feeling guilty for not sending Christmas cards to everyone
- People of different faiths who are offended by receiving a Christmas card
- Christians who don't understand that not everybody celebrates Christmas
Most of my dislikes revolve around how commercialized the holiday has become. I read an article in the local paper today that said the average American spends $700 on Christmas (including gifts, meals, and decorations). I'm not sure where they got their numbers, but I am certainly well below average.
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