I have a feeling, that if I don't do an entry today, I'll get swept down the holiday super slide and won't find myself back here until 2007.
That doesn't seem very neighborly.
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I wish I could write a lot of sweet nothings, ambitious hopes and sappy seasonal sentiments. Well, maybe I could, but I think I would laugh myself into a sincere bootkick off AOL, so I won't try. I'm just not feeling the vibes of such moods.
I am feeling a healthy dose of nostalgia towards my enduring year of 2006. Thats tricky internal clockwork. I've had my good, my bad and the humble experiences I'll go to my grave with. Just another dime a dozen, in the good old timeline of Rebecca Anne. I'm alive, it's all good.
I'm opposed to New Years Resolutions, but mentally encourage New Years Reflections.
Those reflections are a workload to sort out in the corridors of my mind. It seems many of them would prefer to tenaciously hold out in the shadows instead of letting me time stamp them into history. I suppose thats the price a person pays for leaving things unresolved.
I thought I would be cute the other night and write a personal story, using an old premise. I stuck myself in the robes of Ebineezer Scrooge, complete with Christmas past, present and future. Doing such things, simple writing like that, can either be a testament to my boredom or ability to parallel memories and history, with the connection of possibilities and opportunities.
Either way, by the end of my story I hadn't saved a destitute family, but I had wrote an end I'd like to claim someday.
I printed it out, addressed it to myself and tossed it into my 'read in 5 years' folder. I'm strange like that, I write my future self notes, letters, reprimands and encouragement. Another thing for my quirky box of traits. (Can't believe I admitted that here, I need a new shower curtain)
I still think Scrooge and the Grinch are sorely misunderstood souls.
Think about it.
As soon as the jingle has left the jangle of Christmas Day, I'm outta here. The kids can grab what they can carry in two arms and we're off to my cabin in the North 'till 2007. I need the Mountain Snow, thekids need the sledding, I need the geothermal swimming pool and the kids need a week devoid of electrical distractions. I need my sanctuary where even cell phones can't dial in or out and the kids need to get freezing cold. Nighttime bonfires in the snow and hot steaming cocoa complete with mini-marshmellows.
Just a few of my favorite things.........
Now that is a season of winter wonderland I can embrace.
Be safe, take care, and see you in 2007
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25 comments:
Merry Christmas Rebecca....Its a bah-humbug year for me too but I hope a treasure trunk full of good memories for you and your daughter. I am looking forward to drinking a bottle of Merlot for New Years Eve. Thats about it for me, lol. Give me a call around midnight and we can toot together.~Raven
Where you are going to spend your winter does sounds like winter wonderland to me.
I like that. Really.
Wishing you and yours a Joyous Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
Gem :-)
p.s.
Thank you so, so much for the beautiful card. :-)
Rebecca,
I hope you enjoy your trip to the mountains and the snow. I have been enjoying our snow days, drinking hot coco and thinking about shoveling the snow blocking the driveway. Merry Christmas to you Rebecca, to you and your family. I wish you the best. We'll chat more in the new year.
David
Have a wonderful Christmas. I'm feeling pangs of jealousy over your trip to the cabin.
Merry and Happy
~~Kath~~
enjoy your Christmas at the cabin:) praying you get some snow:)
Deb
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Ya need to reconsider how you choose your descriptions of said haven. Be it no fault on my part if one day I show up, ready to take in the immense peace and tranquility (with a bit of hiking, sledding and messing about thrown in) without much in the way of warning, because of how irresistable you've painted the scene ;-]
Take care and be well,
Tammy
http://lifeliveitormissout.blogspot.com
I'm headed for a land filled with the beaches, Tequilla nights, birds with bizzare plumage, flowers as big as your hand, and little tanned men with trays on their shoulders looking only to please the customer. Now that's my kind of fucking Christmas. Have fun Rebecca. See you in '07. Ciao.
Fred
You have a great Holiday season too.
Enjoy your holiday. ~ Mike
Wishing you the happiest of holidays and peace in the new year. Oh, how a cabin in the woods sounds nice about NOW. ENJOY, and take care of you!
Michelle
Merry Christmas Rebecca! Enjoy your vacation, hon.
See you in 2007!
Hugs,
Heather
http://singingwithmyheart.blogspot.com/
Merry Christmas and enjoy your holiday in the wild snows
http://journals.aol.co.uk/pharmolo/NorthernTrip
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I like what you plan as a get a way..sounds magical....Sandi
just want to wish you a very warm and merry christmas. be safe and enjoy every moment of it. take care. merry christmas
_DiamonD_
Cumin, Pepper, Thyme, Rosemary, and Salt say "Hello"!
(Seasons' Greetings)
Read in 5 years folder....that's a good idea! Mind if I steal it?
I look forward to getting back to reading your blog after my sabbatical ends in January!
Chris
http://inanethoughtsandinsaneramblings.blogspot.com
Sounds a lot like deer camp.....only not nearly as crude! Enjoy! - Barbara
Enjoy your retreat. We'll leave the light on for you. Dorn
Enjoy yourself this New Year's Eve. . . I'm thinking about whiping out a letter to my 5 years older self now. . .
Dear Amanda,
It's time for a hair cut.
Love,
Yourself.
:]
Amanda
http://journals.aol.com/trickeytricky/CountryMyKindaLivin
hello..how was your christmas, hope you had a good one. tell us allll about it!!
i updated and posted a link with pictures, come see, enjoy!!
_DiamonD_
Simply remember my favorite things, and then I don't feel so bad:) I do hope you enjoy your snowy mountain getaway. Perhaps that's what you all REALLY need. Melancholy is real, too, not feeling hyped joy constantly is a real side and part of life, too. I like your writing exercises, the internal ponderings and reflections. I may need to borrow that. Peace to you. -- Robin
Be sure to tell us all about your Winter Retreat Christmas! Love your writing and
the 'Look' of your journal. ~Diane~ http://journals.aol.com/dizarra/StorysFromtheCityTalesFromtheSea
I loved the comment about the Grinch and Scrooge. Didn't know there was another soul out there who spent time empathizing with those two about the emotional and psychological damage they must have endured to drive them to their nasty, miserable state. Believe me, I'm the kind of person who goes on vacation, and then spends my time feeling badly about everybody back home who isn't there enjoying the sun and fun with me. I'm afraid I'm hopeless !
Wishing you a great break from the trials of life, and alot of fun in your cabin away from the cruel world. Enjoy ! Tina http://journals.aol.com/onemoretina/Ridealongwithme
I agree. I take time to look back and see what I did, what I could do differently, and what really did change me during the last year.
Take care
Happy New Year!
<3jackie
Hope all is well with you, I've not been around the neighborhood for awhile. You take care and be safe too Rebecca.
Dona
journals.aol.com/delela1/BlueSkiesandGentleBreezes
Since you haven't left an entry for quite a while I figured I go back a year to wish you a Merry Christmas. Here's hoping you will once again decide to write more frequently . . . I'm sure there are many that miss you. Take care.
Phil
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