Is anyone else ready for the Holidays to be over?
I’m thankful for the time off, but this time of year just drives me crazy. And I guess it has something to do with being single and having an unsettled personal life.
While everyone is excitedly buying gifts for their significant others, I’m shopping mostly for me. I had to deny the B&N people as they offered to wrap some books that I recently bought. I told them these weren’t gifts, they were for me!
So anyway, my stay in the hotel has thankfully ended, but not without an evening full of movies that made me feel even more alone. In total, I watched all or part of “Titanic”, “Two Weeks Notice”, and “Message In A Bottle”. I finally had to turn off MIAB as it was just a bit too melancholy even for me. But in TWN, I enjoyed the song trailer as the movie rolled its credits.
I’ve always identified with the Counting Crows, but hadn’t heard the song “Big Yellow Taxi.” To the unfamiliar, here’s a link to the lyrics:
Anyway, it got me thinking how many times I’ve figuratively done the same thing. Way too many times, I think. I count at least two ex-girlfriends who I paved over in hopes that there was something else better out there. And in one case, I know I made a pretty big mistake. She was marriage material and we were good together, but timing wasn’t on our side. Funny, I ran into one of her friends the other day. According to her friend, she’s happily married to the guy she dated after me.
Anyway, its already been a long December, but there’s reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last.
It better be…
