Happy days are yours and mine

Hurray for Christmas
Hurray for Baby Jesus and the mass consumerism that is done in his name.
Cynical? That's me.
I love Christmas. Honestly. I love getting gifts for people. April got an iPod this year that I saved and saved for. Heck, I even loaded it up with her albums.
I love getting gifts.
My aunt (my favorite aunt) got me a new Cubs jersey with my name on the back. How awesome is that?
My nieces got me a new book. My brother-in-law, that I don't really know too well yet because he's in Afghanistan, got me and my dad tickets to the Bears vs. Packers game on New Years Eve. My sister was a lot of fun in giving this one .. she made my dad go on a scavenger hunt to find the tix. My sister rounded out my sports team year with a new Colts t-shirt. Cool huh? I loved all of my gifts.
My in-laws got me some more books too. Heck, they're even books I want to read. God love Barack Obama. America needs a trustworthy face. If nothing else, Obama's the bomba.
Why the downside two days later? Not sure.
The consumerism I took part in does not feel like it made me a better person. I don't feel that it helped the world stop killing each other or hating each other.
I didn't feed anyone who was hungry other than myself, but I have a job, and can most often afford to eat.
I didn't clothe the needy or help shelter the homeless. My aunt clothed me, and my folks sheltered us for the night we visited.
My goal for the new year is to help with the world's problems a little more.
Give more of my time, more of my money. Well...at least what I can.
Give a little more to my church even.
Most of all ... give a little less to the DVD collection, the comic books, the trips to Gelsosomo's (best pizza - hands down).
Now, Cubs games, the real toughy, I'll knock it down to five this year. All in the name of lowering my part in mass consumerism, and just enjoying the life that I've been given.
-DJr-