Oh the Holidays....

The holidays are upon us and it's that joyous time of year. Well, supposed to be. I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas.
I love family,
the look of the girls's faces when they see the presents on Christmas morning,
friends,
food,
that time of year that makes us all glad to be around each other and all the things we have,
the decorations, and
Christmas trees(I love to just sit in the living room when it's quite and just look at the lights).
I hate the panicky feeling I get this time of year,
how materialistic it's become,
shops putting up Christmas stuff in October!,
and all the spending that happens.
I sometimes wish that it was more like the old days when gifts didn't have to be so grand, kids were so happy with just a handmade doll, instead of hundreds of dollars under the tree that will be forgotten in a week.
Maybe I was born in the wrong time. Give me an old fashioned Christmas anyday...