Anyone else excited?

janeainsworth I am sorry to hear about your dad.

Pressed post too soon, I obviously miss my parents but they always wanted us to have a happy Christmas so I will.

I’m excited, I’ve never found Christmas stressful and this year I’ve only got 9 for lunch (last year it was 16) and most of the trimmings are made and in the freezer.
All the children are currently living at home ( no grandchildren) and are really enthusiastic. My daughter wants to go to midnight mass and wants me to go with her.
My parents are dead and my in-laws( FIL and DH’s sister and family are coming.
It will be lovely.

oldbatty 42 years ago on Christmas Eve my beloved Dad died. Christmas has never been the same since.
But over the years, good things have happened and the sorrow has eased.
Whatever it is that makes Christmas sad for you, I hope your sorrow lessens too.

Glam thank you, I never feel far away from DS in spirit and we will talk to him on Christmas Day.

Excited? Hmmm! Let me think.........

Knackered.... yep
Frazzled..... yep
Jaded.... yep
Excited..... nope!

No, I’m not a grinch. My DH loves Christmas and gets excited enough for both of us. If we both got as excited as he does, we would probably implode!

Enjoy Christmas m0nica

Yikes Granny23 I agree again! Peaceful and calm are lovely feelings and so much better than stressful alternatives.

I understand that too Granny23 unfortunaly I could happily leave Christmas out and just go straight to 2019
It’s ok, I don’t hate it I do all the expected things put the tree, up send the cards out, buy the presents but excited no not at all I ve forgotten what excited feels like

I know just what you mean Granny23. Hope you do find the calm and peace you hope for.

Yes. Good to get the decorating hurdle over Monica. Mine's looking good even though I say it myself.

I don't do excitement, about anything, not just Christmas. I find the 'excited' feeling is too closely akin to the 'panic' feeling. Much prefer 'All is calm' and 'Peace on Earth', particularly in my own home.

I have adverts for Christmas nights out which include dancing, now.
Imagine! Dancing..

And now I am going to make the marzipan for my cake, which I should have done at least a fortnight ago. And I am actually looking forward to eating the trimmings.

I am another who loves Christmas. In a peripatetic childhood, the one certainty was that Christmas was always the same. No matter what country or climate we were in.

I just love it when, like today, all the lights and decorations are finally all up. The living room smells of pine and the Christmas DVDs and Christmas reading are all out ready for when the visitors arrive.

This year for the first time in 15 years, DD is no longer working shifts, so instead of arriving home at 2.00am Christmas morning and being dozy on the day and rushing back home on the 27th. She has a nice regular job with 9.00 - 5.00 hours and the office closes on Friday until 2 January. She has chosen to spend the whole break with us and will be with us the whole time her brother and family are with us and not just passing in the night.

I am really looking forward to it and really excited.

Good post GrannyQueenie. I do agree with you. Nothing wrong with expressing one's own feelings on the subject, whether good or bad, but don't expect everyone else to feel the same.

Christmas movies are nothing to do with the real Christmas. If that's all someone's got, they could be sadly let down.

which I detest, along with being told what I need to do.

You all need to watch Christmas movies!

We all approach this time of the year in different ways, according how things are with us or those we care about at the time. Sometimes it’s with excitement and anticipation but other years despite our own best efforts anxiety, sadness, fear or loneliness etc will prevail. There’s nothing worse than compulsory jollity imposed by folk who don’t know the full circumstances. I think we all need to remember that and consider the feelings of others as we go towards Christmas.

Why should anybody dictate what is the most wonderful time of the year? My most wonderful is not the same as yours.

And of course it's not always "the most wonderful time of the year". (Hope you were joking there) Ask any rough sleeper how they feel about it. Or any lonely old person. Stop all this generalising!

I don't think not being excited about Christmas automatically makes you a "grinch". (Silly word anyway) People just like different things. That's ok.

No, I can’t get to Midnight Mass , have missed it two years now, can hear on the radio but it’s not the same as sharing with others

alima why don’t you like Christmas? It’s the most wonderful time of the year!