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I've been realizing this year that I really don't like the end of the year holidays much anymore. When I was a kid, Thanksgiving ment a week off of school, hanging out with my dad, uncles and boy cousins hunting, and then a big Kivela side dinner. Christmas was more focused on my mom's side, with everyone coming home to Wisconsin. It was great. Even post college was fun, cause I still went up there.
But the last 5 years or so, all of my family has slowly spread out more. Usually we don't have enough money to buy people gifts (which I know isn't the point, but I was always good at picking out things people really liked, and I enjoyed doing that). And lately we either can't afford to travel, or one or both of us have to work right around it.
It's awesome that I have great friends that invite us to Thanksgiving dinner, so we aren't alone. And that I can still Skype with my parents and sister's family (since they are usually in Saudi Arabia). But it's not the same. All November and December mean to me now is cold, snow and being busy with work.
I miss what I used to have.
But the last 5 years or so, all of my family has slowly spread out more. Usually we don't have enough money to buy people gifts (which I know isn't the point, but I was always good at picking out things people really liked, and I enjoyed doing that). And lately we either can't afford to travel, or one or both of us have to work right around it.
It's awesome that I have great friends that invite us to Thanksgiving dinner, so we aren't alone. And that I can still Skype with my parents and sister's family (since they are usually in Saudi Arabia). But it's not the same. All November and December mean to me now is cold, snow and being busy with work.
I miss what I used to have.