Merry Christmas

 
(Unknown artist, but if you know who it is please tell me so I can credit them.)

I will not be updating again until Boxing Day, so I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, or any other holiday that you observe at this time of year. ^__^.

In Other News:
So far today has been slow, but nice.  I have had a rather rough morning, feeling down about things, and truthfully it doesn't really feel like Christmas to me, even now.  I just can't get my head around things.  My brother went out for his birthday yesterday and still hasn't arrived home, though he did call to say he would be back here by 10pm.  We'll see if it happens, or if Dad has to go out and pick him up because there isn't a bus, or something. >_>  I'm just hoping he won't be too hung over, because I don't think I have the emotional energy to put up with him being a dick this year.

To try and get into the spirit of things, I went to the crib service at the church at 4:30, and it was lovely.  Every year we have a live donkey in the church for this service (he's called Bert) and it's nice to see all the kids dressed up as angels and shepherds, and various other assorted things from the Christmas story.  Oh, and Darth Vader, obviously, because there is always one little kid who just wants to dress up and doesn't quite get what's going on.

*insert 'lack of faith' joke here*

Anyway, it was good, the donkey didn't crap anywhere this year (added bonus), but it still feels odd to me.  I've decided to go to Midnight Mass, too, and of course we will go tomorrow morning, because Dad loves the Christmas carols, and Liz will be playing the organ.  It's a lot of times to go to church for someone like me, who is not (and never will be) a Christian, but I feel I need to do this.  For Mum, who was a Christian, and who loved this time of year, and for my memories of her.

I am looking forward to tomorrow, I think.  I want to look forward to it, at least, so I suppose that's a damn good start.