Are you looking forward to the holiday season, or are you dreading it?

Question

Well, it's September.. Before you know it, it will be Halloween, then Thanks Giving, then Christmas, and New Years.. I like to call October through January the "Gauntlet"! Lol, are you looking forward to it, or dreading it?

Answer 1

Nothing better than decorating for the holidays. I always go overboard and get more every year. My granddaughters love it and I want them to have good memories of the holidays like I do.

Answer 2

my family has been split in half with divorce. It wasn't so bad until I got divorced myself and had to give my daughter up every Christmas

Answer 3

It differs year to year, but its on the second Monday of October each year. This year its on October 10.

Answer 4

Cool; what day is it?

Answer 5

I look forward to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah as well as Chanukah. And here in Canada, our thanksgiving comes before Halloween.

Answer 6

In this small space it would be impossible to describe.
Basically, the Bible is our guide. But manu of our people pray to Jesus in sweat lodges with tradional dancing being considered worship. And we have a very strong social order that believes in helping everyone be provided for. Not the pick yourself up by your own bootstraps type that some have, Because some people are not able to pick themselves up

Answer 7

I believe in Geah (Mother Earth, Earth *******; which ever) but I was brought up with Christian values, and that's what I'm sticking with, for the most part.
Also, different how? I'm curious, lol. :)

Answer 8

Yeah we opt out of receiving gifts too. We are Christian with a Native American slant to it. That makes us somewhat different form what many call "Christian."

Answer 9

Being that I'm not a christian, I pretty much just celebrate with my familly for their sake. I do enjoy seeing my more distant familly, though. I opt out of receiving gifts.

Answer 10

We celebrate by trying to express more love. We don't give a bunch of "gifts."
We have sent a few cards. But not many. We try not to commercial Chistmas too much

Answer 11

Hmmm! And what Holidays are you referring to? Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day? I can remember my Daddy telling us, that when he was in high school in the late 40's, there were only five Holidays during the whole year, those already mentioned, plus 4th of July and Labor Day.However, I look forward to those plus those I attend because of my Messianic Jewish Life!

Answer 12

Good friends, good times,family get togethers,what could be more ideal. I like many holidays of all sorts.

Answer 13

looking forward to them you will have to excuse Santa he's on crack

Answer 14

since no one comes to see me over the holidays. I fix lots of things to eat and watch tv, Good memories as far as I am concerned.

Answer 15

They've been spoiled for me as well, though I do have fond memories of when I was a kid and we'd make paper chains and string popcorn to decorate the tree, and though we didn't have the money for very many gifts, everyone always appreciated what they got. Now it seems like each gift is a cringe moment, of whether they'll like it or if they'll complain about it. It has become an unpleasant experience.

Answer 16

I don't mind Thanksgiving, the forgotten holiday often called "Turkey Day" wedged between the commercial Halloween and Christmas. I truly dread Christmas, and would prefer that the rest of my family drop the pagan holiday.

Answer 17

I try to make the best of it but the holidays have been spoiled for me from the very beginning

Answer 18

I have to work my *** off to the brink of death from October to December. I don't get Halloween, Thanksgiving nor Christmas Eve off. I'm so tired and physically tore up from flat-out running to and from a vehicle laden down with 1 to 100lbs for about 12 hours a day that I don't get to enjoy any of those holidays and because I'm on autopilot through those three months of the year. UPS is a very fun place to work if you're at the very bottom of the totem pole: a seasonal helper. The year-long Driver cannot even handle Peaks by themselves anymore, hence they bring people like me in to take all of the physical damages from it (after three Peaks of this I'm developing back problems at just 21). And I feel like a real jackass because I can't afford to give out presents on Christmas... only being able to net $600 to $1,000 per year and not being able to secure a stable and year-long job is also very fun. Everyone should experience it. But then I am not complaining, really. I'm thankful for what little I'm able to get and take my punishment for it gladly. But I'd say that my holiday season ***** way more than most!

Answer 19

Have no idea how much money I will have for it but the holidays are nice

Answer 20

Nothing better than decorating for the holidays. I always go overboard and get more every year. My granddaughters love it and I want them to have good memories of the holidays like I do.

Answer 21

October through Jan is my favorite time of the year!

Answer 22

Tragic softener .............. LOL

Answer 23

This fits you better/

Answer 24

Yep. That's me. But wrong *** LOL.

Answer 25

Answer 26

This may be the last or second to the last Christmas time at least here in the USA. The predictions for the *** of life as we know it in December 2012 are not that far off the mark.

Go ahead, call me crazy. I have my reasons. If you've paid any attention to the news lately things are "heating up" around the globe and I don't mean that in a thermal way.

Very evil people are about to have access to nuclear weapons and have not been shy about they're intent to use them

Live for today, tomorrow is NOT guaranteed.

Answer 27

Being that I'm not affiliated with the Christian faith, I don't "celebrate" Christmas, per se; I do spend the day with my familly on Christmas, though. I give gifts and I choose not to receive them. I cannot wait for Halloween, Thanks Giving or New Years, though! :D

Answer 28

I love Halloween... but December is a very busy month for us.. All the guys in my life have their birthday in December, so I am constantly going. From birthday parties, to Christmas parties and the actual day... it's just nuts.

This year I am hoping to have more done sooner so hopefully I wont be so stressed.

Answer 29

I really hate the shopping and wrapping part of it, but I love having family gather and celebrating, so it is sort of a toss up.

Answer 30

No, I guess not. I can't be optimistic about anything right now...