What does Christmas mean to you?
For me, it certainly used to mean something special. Nowadays, it's a pain.
As a child, I looked forward to Christmas every year starting with early November. October 4th is my birthday, with a round of presents and whatnot, and seems to be a nice precursor to the Christmas season. By the middle of November, I'm definitely ready to relax and enjoy family time.
This was the way of the Bruno's until 2001. Enter Meijer.
Christmas today means next to nothing to me. I get to see some of my dwindling family (grandparents are not doing well, family feuding separates, no Tammi), I buy for a few people, and I work a whole hell of a lot. I'm honestly sick of what retail has done to me. Christmas would be so much more magical if I did not have to deal with it from July to January every year. Retail does that to you. I'm bitter, cold, and upset that my childhood memories of Christmas are being replaced with constant reminders of what Christmas means to retailers: money, money, money.
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