Christmas Wrapping

Bah! Humbug!
Now that’s too strong
‘Cause it is my favorite holiday
But all this year’s been a busy blur
Don’t think I have the energy
To add to my already mad rush
Just ‘cause it’s ’tis the season
The perfect gift for me would be
Completions and connections left from last year
Ski shop encounter most interesting
Had his number but never the time
Most of ’81 passed along those lines
So deck those halls
Trim those trees
Raise up cups of Christmas cheer
I just need to catch my breath
Christmas by myself this year

Calendar picture, frozen landscape
Chill this room for 24 days
Evergreens, sparkling snow
Get this winter over with!
Flash back to spring time, saw him again
Would have been good to go for lunch
Couldn’t agree when we were both free
We tried, we said we’d keep in touch
Didn’t of course, ’til summertime
Out to the beach, to his boat, could I join him?

No, this time it was me
Sunburn in the third degree
Now the calendar’s just one page
Of course I am excited
Tonight’s the night I’ve set my mind
Not to do too much about it

Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
But I think I’ll miss this one this year
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
But I think I’ll miss this one this year
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
But I think I’ll miss this one this year
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
But I think I’ll miss this one this year

Hardly dashing through the snow
‘Cause I bundled up too tight
Last minute have-to-dos
A few cards, a few calls
Because it’s RSVP
No, thanks, no party lights
It’s Christmas Eve, gonna relax
Turned down all of my invites
Last fall I had a night to myself
Same guy called; Halloween party
Waited all night for him to show
This time his car wouldn’t go
Forget it, it’s cold, it’s getting late
Trudge on home to celebrate
In a quiet way, unwind
Doing Christmas right this time…
(The Waitresses)

Happy Monday, lovely market customers…and, welcome to your market manager’s trip back in time to the early 80s. This song. Packing my car, each year of college, tired, burned out, exams behind me, all projects completed, lots of hugging of sorority sisters, turning the lights off in my room, and jumping on the highway, driving the three hours, north, to be home for the holidays.

Arriving looking exhausted, malnourished, loads of dirty laundry, tons of phone calls and messages left from all of my friends who were also arriving in town from college. Dumping all of my gear, knowing my mother would immediately start laundry, and feed me. Then, I would be out the door, and off to the mall where I spent all of my high school/college years, working. I was a retail rat, and holiday times/summer you could find me working the floor at the old Casual Corner.

And the mall…my gosh, how much did I LOVE the mall at Christmas?? The hustle, the bustle, the shopping, the excitement, the much needed paychecks because also, I was a poor college girl, and the mall job allowed me to pay for my books, my sorority dues, and my wardrobe, while each parental unit took care of tuition and room fees.

And, this song…this song was everything holiday, back then. If you were also a mall rat back in the day, you knew each shop got the same huge muzak tape to play, all holiday season, and this one blared all over the place.

And, as my shift would end, I would race out to the area bars, clubs, also blaring this song, to meet up with friends, and boys who were all also in town. We would make plans, exchange gifts, talk about our past semester, and secure our New Year’s Eve dates.

This song…holiday time at it’s best for me. And, what really made me smile, way back when my daughter was in junior high and high school, she began her holiday love journey with this same song. It’s still our holiday song, together…

And, just as this song brings back so many lovely memories of holidays past, so does this market. Each year, in this time frame, we begin to say, Happy Holiday, as we take orders for the last time before the new year.

And, you all are seriously giving the market ALL the love, this week!! Even with all of my products off on vacation mode, you guys are tearing it up!!

So, you have until tomorrow evening before we say, Merry Christmas, and wrap it all up for two weeks.

I hope I’ve given you a fun song implant to take you on your day, and to put a fun song to your ordering…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam