Post-Christmas Blues

Every year, on the few days following Christmas, I feel this sort of intense disappointment. It's strange--like we've been preparing for weeks (or months, if you're the commercial stores) for this event, and then...it's over. I'd like to propose a slow dismantling of the holiday rather than an abrupt end, since there is such a long build-up. I guess there kind of is: people leave up their lights and often play Christmas music or do festive things til New Years. It's just hard to gear up, gear up, gear up, and then WHAM! It's over.

My family left. My house is a complete disaster zone. There is wrapping paper everywhere, and way too much chocolate. We still have Rob's family gift exchange tomorrow, so that will be really a fun time. But man, there's just something so empty about the days after Christmas.