Christmas During Covid 19
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 4:30 pm
Hi Folks:
So it's already the 1st Sunday of Advent, for those of us who observe that tradition, and it's time to put up those decorations again. As I'm sure I have said before, Christmas is not my favorite holiday of the y ear any more. I don't hate it, and I still love a lot of things about it, but all in all, it's no longer THE 'big day' I knew and loved back when I was a kid.
Anyway, I have to say, that with this Covid 19 pandemic, some lingering hard feelings over the election, and various other problems cropping up, it has been decided that we are not going to have any kind of a family gathering this year. The main reason, of course, is Covid 19, but be that as it may, I can't help to feel a little 'bummed out,' as the only way I am going to be able to gather with anyone at all, is via Facebook, or the telephone. I do have a couple of neighbors who are in the same boat, so I will be having them over for a Standing Rib Roast, but I was really looking forward to celebrating putting up my first Christmas tree with a small party, and now everyone's afraid of Covid 19. And no, I did not put up a tree last year as I was recovering from moving expenses and the like.
At any rate, I realize that I am not alone in this. I can imagine that many of you, are having problems as this pandemic is scaring a lot of people apart and keeping many of us from being with all our loved ones this Christmas, as it did this past Thanksgiving.
So I really want to wish everyone on this forum, a blessed, and joyful MERRY CHRISTMAS, in spite of everything that's going on today. And I also want to extend my wish for a Blessed and Joyful New Year. May 2021 be a darn sight better then this year has been. I certainly hope we can all get out of this rut, known as "the new normal," and start celebrating out holidays again as they are meant to be celebrated.
Again, I say MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Mike
So it's already the 1st Sunday of Advent, for those of us who observe that tradition, and it's time to put up those decorations again. As I'm sure I have said before, Christmas is not my favorite holiday of the y ear any more. I don't hate it, and I still love a lot of things about it, but all in all, it's no longer THE 'big day' I knew and loved back when I was a kid.
Anyway, I have to say, that with this Covid 19 pandemic, some lingering hard feelings over the election, and various other problems cropping up, it has been decided that we are not going to have any kind of a family gathering this year. The main reason, of course, is Covid 19, but be that as it may, I can't help to feel a little 'bummed out,' as the only way I am going to be able to gather with anyone at all, is via Facebook, or the telephone. I do have a couple of neighbors who are in the same boat, so I will be having them over for a Standing Rib Roast, but I was really looking forward to celebrating putting up my first Christmas tree with a small party, and now everyone's afraid of Covid 19. And no, I did not put up a tree last year as I was recovering from moving expenses and the like.
At any rate, I realize that I am not alone in this. I can imagine that many of you, are having problems as this pandemic is scaring a lot of people apart and keeping many of us from being with all our loved ones this Christmas, as it did this past Thanksgiving.
So I really want to wish everyone on this forum, a blessed, and joyful MERRY CHRISTMAS, in spite of everything that's going on today. And I also want to extend my wish for a Blessed and Joyful New Year. May 2021 be a darn sight better then this year has been. I certainly hope we can all get out of this rut, known as "the new normal," and start celebrating out holidays again as they are meant to be celebrated.
Again, I say MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Mike