ich bin ein nerd. (original) (raw)

What a fun few weeks it's been, eh gang?

Some family strife (as usual) and holiday shopping stress (savages!) might have wilted our ho ho hos, but this sudden blizzard has really brightened my spirit. Sure, I just spent an hour shoveling, but it was good exercise and it wasn't too cold. It may not last for Christmas, but it's the closest we've come to a white one in a while.

Perhaps my biggest hurdle has been emotional unrest regarding my late grandmother. Christmas was definitely her holiday, you know. And everywhere we go, my mom and I see something she would like. And we say it out loud and it feels both celebratory and wistful. Two years on and a part of me still can't imagine our lives without her in it.

But the season is not spoiled. It's what we make it, after all. I've never had an not-awesome Christmas and I'm not about to start.