I love Christmas, really I do, I just don't like winter. Everyone seems to be complaining about how we don't have any snow but to be honest...that makes me really happy. Call me an immigrant (even though I was born in one of the colder provinces, Manitoba) but I just don't like snow.
Actually, that's not entirely true.
If there could be snow without it being cold, without it ruining my hair, without it making me slip, and without it requiring me to shovel it off of my driveway, I would be very okay with snow. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Therefore, I conclude that I hate winter. It can snow on Christmas...as long as it melts the next day.
Also, speaking of Christmas, I never really understood the deal with Christmas lists. I mean, personally, I find them sort of selfish. There are so many people in the world who don't even own pencils to begin with while others sit around trying to think up things they want because they already have everything they need. Christmas is about giving, isn't it? A Christmas list, to me, sounds like someone saying "this is what I want and now that I've told you, you better get it for me". It sounds selfish if you ask me.
On that note, one of my friends called me from the mall. She was doing her Christmas shopping and she asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told her I didn't want anything but she wouldn't accept that. So instead, I told her that if she wanted to give me a really good Christmas present, she could donate $100 to a charity of her choice.
I didn't share that story to brag about what a great person I am (because I'm really not) but if there are so many other needy people in the world and Christmas is about giving...well then why aren't you giving to them?
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