It's Christmas Time

Tonight the gang and I went up to Nashua, NH for their holiday stroll and Christmas Tree lighting. The temp today was once again in the high 50s to low 60s, so mild that it doesn't quite feel like Christmas time to me (but then again this is coming from a gal who grew up in San Diego and spent many Christmases in shorts riding her bike in 70° weather). They closed of Main Street and had food vendors and stages lined up. We started and City Hall where the stroll started, but instead of waiting for the procession, we walked down the street, popped into a pub for some drinks before checking out the Hunt building that was reopening tonight (we know the architecture who redid the building). The tree was tiny compared to the one in Boston and NYC, but it's a real tree (planted in the ground). When we came out of the bar, the procession to the tree lighting had already started and there were so many people. So we stopped in and ate some appetizers at another place and had some more beers. [I swear, marathon drinking is so much easier than binge (sprint) drinking! But I totally feel like I need to detox after this weekend!] So, we missed the tree lighting (but we did see it before and after they lit it) and we did hear some music but didn't not walk with our candles lit singing carols. It did make me wish that I had a special someone in my lift to share this with, I feel like this time of year is so hard being single b/c I always imagine that being a couple this time of year is so romantic.

I have to admit, I think I might be attracted to the manly men, even if they are red necks who hold blue collar jobs. Of course, my world and their world aren't on the same plane, but I feel more comfortable and at home with them than I do the city boys. I can drink drink drink and not care if my stomach is fat or if I'm wearing a hoodie and jeans with tennis shoes bc they don't care. Man, I think this year may be a tough Christmas for me to get through. My first Christmastime in Boston sucked b/c of a Masshole. My second Christmastime was rough b/c I was reminded of how sucky my first Christmastime was. And this year, I'm done looking at the past, but can't help to think this year's gonna suck b.c I'm still single AND my best friends have left me for the South. We will see how it goes, maybe it will be fine with all the things I have to do in the next month. So happy holidays everyone and enjoy the season.