Anyone else excited?

I like these few days before Christmas.

Mcem you aren’t a grinch and there is nothing in your post to suggest you are bitter or miserable
enthusiasm is lovely but overdone it can become waring No ones said you can’t be doing the light fandango Tooglam but don’t expect all people to be standing on their heads with you
There are many people facing a bleak Christmas through illness, death, homelessness, statelessness, being alone or being away from family surely Christmas is a time when we should be thinking of them a bit more and not quite so much about the tinsel and materialism of this time of year

Yes! Monica , you've caught it spot on! (And it's what I'm doing at the moment ?)

But how do you know when an adult is feeling relentless hyped-up excitement? It doesn't necessarily mean dancing in the streets in a Santa hat or breaking out into carols in the supermarket.

It could just be that buzz of internal excitement that helps one through the day, or the feeling of triumphal contentment seeing the living room decorated and sitting down with the scent of pine in one's nose.

mcem - well said.

mcem should I just be miserable and bitter then?

mcem should I just be miserable and bitter then?

I think some of us find such relentless enthusiasm just a bit gung-ho.
mcem; For goodness sake: speak for yourself and lighten up; If I didn't know you from old, I'd say you were tongue- in- cheek, but....!
Have a Very Merry Christmas!

I simply suggested that relentless hyped-up excitement from adults is a bit ott. Nothing to do with being a grinch. By the way I suggested you might rein it in, not cancel Christmas!

mcem I will not reign it in. Don’t be a grinch!

I am not "begrudging" anyone their excitement but just wish they might rein it in a little. Neither am I "dreading" Christmas. My GCs are excited but at 8 and 9 that's to be expected. Meantime I 'll just get on with what's necessary and avoid the metaphorical squealing!

Maybe we need one entitled " Not bothered that much"

mcem I’m sure that everyone posting on this thread feels sympathy for anyone who for whatever reason doesn’t enjoy Christmas or for whom it’s s difficult time.
No one is forcing anyone to enjoy it.

But there’s already a thread entitled ‘Dreading Christmas’ for those people who want to share their sadness, so please don’t begrudge this thread to those who do want to share the joy, hope and reconciliation that Christmas can bring.
It’s not all about presents and a big meal.
There is a spiritual element too, even for people who are not professed Christians and I think it’s a pity if that is denied.

I'm getting excited now finishing work for a week and quite excited about that too!!

I am excited too - I have always loved Christmas and I am looking forward to this year too - in spite of the fact that I know there will be difficult moments as OH is obviously less well this year than last. Particular celebrations and anniversaries are landmarks that make these things more obvious, as I remember how he was the previous year. But I know my dear children and GC will treat him with respect and love and consideration and do their best to make it a happy celebration - and I know they will succeed.

Given that many posters are juggling problems, sadness or illness I think some of us find such relentless enthusiasm just a bit gung-ho.
By all means enjoy your excitement but please don't expect/insist that everyone has to feel the same.

I've always disapproved of chocolate advent calendars. To my way of thinking it's enough to find a little picture behind the doors as they are opened each day.
Imagine how I feel to find we've been given a gin advent calendar! I like gin very much but gin like that is just wrong. I'm so confused!!

1974cookie I’m not working this Christmas but have previous ones as has my daughter. She’s a nurse and I’m a paramedic. Both very lucky this Christmas so going to make the most of some family time.

Childhood Christmases were magical. We were not allowed into the sitting room all week until Mum rang a tiny bell in the evening of Christmas Eve when my sister, father and I would go through to a darkened room lit only by the (real) candles on the floor-to-ceiling Christmas Tree and the strains of Stille Nacht.
The build up to Christmas was made up of the 4 Sundays in Advent when we lit the candies on the Adventskranz (wreath) but Christmas itself started on Christmas Eve.
It was magical and I have many poignant memories thinking of my Mum who was so far from her parents in post war Berlin.

Five days and counting!

Anyone like me at work on Christmas Day?
I would love to hear from you.
Not a complaint believe me, I love being there for our Patients. are any other Gransnetters working?

same old same old working xmas day as we do every other day no tree up sent for new one company have let us down so have to be the old manky tree up if i can get dp to fetch it from the spare room thatll be a no then hes going to have a full xmas dinner but me have some vegetarian thing or other

I used to LOVE Christmas but now I have a bad case of cantbebothereditis. . I'd love to feel excited again. Looking forward to stuffing my face though

dizzyblonde have a very very happy Christmas, while your parents watch over you!

janea, something along the same lines and also I don't like being corralled into some sort of lemming like festivities!