Tis the season

So this is the week of Christmas. It has came on so fast and yet I don't feel one ounce of holiday joy. Maybe it is because I have to work this week. Maybe it is because that there is not going to be going to grandma's and grandpa's. I just don't know.

When Christmas passes, we get to welcome in the new year. 2009 is going to have a hard time beating 2008. A lot of things happened. I started my new job this year, moved to the burbs (which I don't know if it is good or bad). Two family members died. I am ready for a new year. Maybe nothing will happen this year. I doubt it.....I am supposed to get transferred out of my current position next year and move on to something better. I don't know how it will be better or how far away it will be. 2009 could be a repeat of 2008.

I have started paying back my student loans. An extra $400 bucks a month coming out of pocket. Things are going to get worse when I get braces. I figured if there was anything to invest right now, it would be myself. 10 years from now, I will realize I made the right choice.

With the Packers sucking and Brett Favre losing constantly, I can't watch football. Fantasy is basically over so there is no reason to watch. I hope the Jets or the NFC south win it all.

Have a Merry Christmas

Great-Grandma Died Today

So, today my great-grandma died today, exactly 6 days after I saw here last. Currently, I am is disbelief. I just can't fathom that this has happened the week after I saw her. Her and my great-grandpa were married for 67 years. I have this feeling of disbelief. The funeral is set for Saturday so my brother and I are going down there on Friday night. My parents are going down there tomorrow with my sister and all of us are coming back on Saturday night. It is just amazing how quickly the world can change. Today, I thought I would spend the weekend doing nothing and now it is driving to Mississippi on Friday night and coming back on Saturday night, then flying out on Sunday for work.

This December will be different. There will be no Christmas with either sets of grandparents. My grandma is going with my aunt somewhere. This is so she doesn't have to think about my grandpa that died in January, but was dying of cancer during the holidays. I can predict that my other grandparents will be in Mississippi taking care of my great-grandpa. My birthday will be another day. I am going to work. So this December it will be different. I am getting old and I guess this is what happens.

I hope everyone's December is better than the one I am going to have. It is going to be difficult. For us that still have jobs, we have to be thankful. For those who don't, I am hope you can weather the storm.

I am looking forward to the New Year. Change will happen.