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annundrielHappy December holiday of your choice!!
If there isn't one, Happy December!
My own Christmas was fairly pleasant and low-key. Save for the horrific headache I had most of the day. But painkillers and a nap mostly took care of it and eventually moving stopped making me feel nauseated.
Most fun was probably getting Grandma's Wii set up.
And flailing over District 9 with my brother.
Last night, Dad, Grandma, and I went to mass. (I hadn't actually been since last Christmas. But I still knew it all. Like riding a bicycle.) It was...Well. It was. Typical of our really, really tiny English speaking parish. The music was decent and there was a very nice feeling of camaraderie!
Beforehand, a friend of mine said hi. She has a daughter who is just over two years old. She was explaining to me that she's really been emphasizing that Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and it's not about Santa and presents. To help, she's told her daughter that if she's not good, Santa won't bring her presents because she hurt Jesus.
"You could tell her that Santa brought Jesus presents when he was born," I said, thinking of the three wise men and their gifts. Y'know. Just trying to be helpful and integrate the different aspects of the holiday.
She just looked at me, wide-eyed, like I was crazy. "But...Santa came after Jesus. Didn't he?"
"Yeah, but...I mean...I was joking. You know, the wise me--Never mind."
I kinda wanted to facepalm right there.
If there isn't one, Happy December!
My own Christmas was fairly pleasant and low-key. Save for the horrific headache I had most of the day. But painkillers and a nap mostly took care of it and eventually moving stopped making me feel nauseated.
Most fun was probably getting Grandma's Wii set up.
And flailing over District 9 with my brother.
Last night, Dad, Grandma, and I went to mass. (I hadn't actually been since last Christmas. But I still knew it all. Like riding a bicycle.) It was...Well. It was. Typical of our really, really tiny English speaking parish. The music was decent and there was a very nice feeling of camaraderie!
Beforehand, a friend of mine said hi. She has a daughter who is just over two years old. She was explaining to me that she's really been emphasizing that Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and it's not about Santa and presents. To help, she's told her daughter that if she's not good, Santa won't bring her presents because she hurt Jesus.
"You could tell her that Santa brought Jesus presents when he was born," I said, thinking of the three wise men and their gifts. Y'know. Just trying to be helpful and integrate the different aspects of the holiday.
She just looked at me, wide-eyed, like I was crazy. "But...Santa came after Jesus. Didn't he?"
"Yeah, but...I mean...I was joking. You know, the wise me--Never mind."
I kinda wanted to facepalm right there.
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Date: 2009-12-27 04:39 am (UTC)You know what's funny? We watched District 9 yesterday. It really is a good movie. Everyone resisted my efforts to watch Slither though.
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Date: 2009-12-27 08:32 pm (UTC)Aww! No Slither? Oh, I wonder if Tom's seen Slither...I should ask him. I bet he'd enjoy it. He also said he might have to go see Sherlock Holmes because it's a Guy Ritchie movie and Snatch is one of his favorite movies. !!!! I was surprised! In a good way! My brother totally has depths.