I think I’m the only person on the internet who really likes this time after Christmas!  Everyone is posting about the post-Christmas blues. Wah wah wah, the holidays are over, the excitement gone, there are too many presents and not enough space, and everyone is so very, very sad and depressed. And fat.

What’s wrong with everyone?

I love the days following Christmas. Especially when we’re still on holidays (as in this year).  There are fun new games to play, new clothes to wear, new books to read and movies to watch and a few lazy, relaxing days in which to do all those things.  There is shopping to be done, goodies to enjoy, the beautiful, soft light of the Christmas tree, friends to visit with, a few more days of listening to Christmas carols and very little to keep me from spending 23 hours a day with my computer.  Other than tasty Christmas treats!

So maybe I’m alone in this, but I am enjoying myself. And, unlike my husband, I am not really worried about us getting the thousand pounds of toys the kids got for Christmas home in the luggage we brought with us.

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We got out to see a movie last night.  Unfortunately, we wasted our first movie in six months on I am Legend. Lesson of the day?  If the movie is categorized as SciFi/Horror, BELIEVE IT!  Totally a zombie movie. Which is fine if you like zombie movies.  I spent the whole two hours with my jacket wrapped around my head.  It is sad because there were some interesting paths that the story could have taken and there was a lot more I would have liked to know.  But apparently the writers thought that drooling, rabid, semi-humans hurling themselves at the screen was closer to entertainment than a plot without a dozen holes the size a minivan.  Nonetheless, the few minutes where a shirtless Will Smith did chin-ups made it worth two hours of wasted time.  Mmmmm!

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And, for the chuckle of the day, my mom remarked today that it would be so helpful if there was some kind of list somewhere of all the things you could find on the internet.  “You mean, like, Google?” was my helpful wisecrack. Because I am a jackass sensitive like that.

Really, I don’t mean to make fun of her because I understand what she meant.  A list of subjects that she could randomly scroll through for fun. Because she reads the phone book when she visits different cities. And her idea of fun is…unique.

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Finally, since it’s New Year’s Eve and everyone’s talking about their plans, mine are to sit in the hot tub with the hubby, have a drink or two, watch a movie and remember that 2008, like 2007 is going to be full of changes for our family.  Then I’ll probably hyperventilate for a while and pass out long before midnight.  Happy New Year everyone! I’m honoured that you drop by every now and then and I hope to see more of all of you in 2008!

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Oh, and since my daughter just threw up in her bed, I can look forward to more fun-and-puke-filled times in the New Year! It’s a comfort to know some things won’t be changing.