I think that eventually, the commercialization of the holidays will cause Christmas and Thanksgiving to combine into a hybrid holiday that focusses on mass eating and shopping. They are already playing Christmas musak in the malls and putting up the lights and such. By the time the holiday actually does get here I will have O.D.ed on Christmas spirit. No wonder people have come to think that gifts are created by midgets at the north pole!
This new UberChristmas of the future will probably then combine with Halloween far, far into the future. I don't know what it will be called then. I imagine all the children will dress as Santa or Turkeys to trick or treat and they will all be given candy canes or cranberry sauce as treats. What a crazy, mixed up world we live in.
Anyway, I say all that to tell you that I am going to visit family for Thanksgiving, though it is still a few days away. You see how I am getting swept up in the whole 'celebrate early' phenomenon? I will probably not be blogging during this time, so don't get too concerned, I'll be back...with a vengance.
May everyone reading this have a happy thanksgiving. Enjoy the time with your families and praise God for all he has given us.
Later.
I like the celebrate early phenomenon over here in Hawaii. There certainly are no atmospheric signals that it's Christmas time!
Posted by: Krista at November 24, 2003 09:08 PMHAPPY TURKEY DAY!
Ew how much would it suck to get a can of corn when trick-or-treating? But it would be sweet to get a large turkey and a gravy boat..
Posted by: Took at November 27, 2003 01:20 AM