Merry Christmas!

This post, so soon after my last, is partly happening because I feel the need to overcompensate for the negativity of the saran wrap incident. But mostly it's because....I LOVE CHRISTMAS! YAY!

This Christmas was fun because I was like, "I think I'll actually get presents for people this year! Good idea, me!" And then I did it*. Mostly for Mom, who probably got a record high big haul this year. It was splendid to be excited to give people things. Funny how a little bit of preparation does that.

(*there are at least 2 people for whom I still have not shopped. Not from laziness!!! ... well partly from laziness. But really they are so hard to shop for! And I know that even though they say they don't want anything, they want something. Also there is a third person for whom I've only partially shopped. SO I really need to get on that... starting Monday.)

This is also a grand time to mention that I love people, and how they're all different and weird, ofttimes endearingly pathetic or heartwarmingly silly, if those two adjectives can even go together, but regardless there are many people and they are all wonderful in at least several ways.
There is one person who walks by Funfinity several times every day, all day long. He is a middle-aged man with long hair. He wears a trench coat, and from what I can tell he does nothing but walk up and down Springville main street for hours. I bet he's very in shape. Sometimes I say hi to him when I'm outside putting plasmacars on their display rack, and he nods back. I like that guy.
There's also this girl in my ward, who is always excessively happy and makes me feel loved whenever I see her. She's even nice in the same superfluous way to people I'm less fond of, and it always makes me think that I really should probably be more fond of them, since she is, and she's awesome. She's going on a mission in ten days. She is delighted with her life and I'm delighted to know her.
My family also watched Mr. Krueger's Christmas last night, as it is a warm fuzzy Christmas-y movie and a good way to start off the eve before Christmas. Mr Krueger is, of course, not a real person but I'm sure he is very similar to many real persons in life. His sweetness and hopeful attitude make me happy inside, and every time those carolers are about to leave his house I want to say, "nooooo! go back in and have his chocolate!" Because if they did, they'd get to know one of the coolest people ever. Plus he's Jimmy Stewart (don't they know???) But really, I like people like Mr. Krueger in real life.
Summary: I'm super glad that I am surrounded by people. They are the jelly on the toast of life. Even though they sometimes do obnoxious or thoughtless things (like we all do), it is probably people's endless capacity for love and goodness and laughter that most keeps me in awe of the magnificence of God's creations, 'cause only He could create something so wonderful (like amazing people) that it fills you up from the inside like sunlight to watch them. That's kind of what I've been thinking about this Christmas.

One last thing -- I got a new camera for Christmas! (*rraaahbhhhhghhhh!* = wild applause from ALL my many blog-fans) This means that maybe now and then I'll take some pictures, and put them here, and this blog will then become the most amazing incredible masterpiece of the whole blogosphere!!! Since that's basically the only possible outcome of the whole camera/picture addition.

Merry Christmas!

Love,
Tara

Saran Wrap

I learned this today:
If you are already irritated, don't even try to mess with saran wrap. It crumples up into a ball of malignant plastic meanevilhate which then sticks to everything but your pasta dish. And that happens.