Halloween came and went. And I have to be honest. I could probably have cared less.
I have come to a sad realization that because of my job, I have lost the spirit of celebrating holiday's. It's not just Halloween. It is all holidays. Because the hospital is open ALL THE TIME, and the field I have chosen requires you to work on weekends, nights, and holiday's, I have found myself to be less in the spirit to celebrate them.
I guess I figured, if I didn't care about holidays, maybe it would make it less painful and I would be less bitter about missing yet another holiday party, fun celebration, family dinner, and Christmas Morning. If I thought of them as just "another day" then I wouldn't be so angry that I was missing out and at work.
However, I have Max now. So I want to be able to get back into the holiday spirit. I want them to feel special to him. And as he gets older, and I gain more seniority, I am hoping that I will have more holiday's off and will be able to spend time to make them special. Even early this month I cruised different websites trying to figure out what he would be for Halloween. I even had dreams of carving pumpkins and putting him next to them in his Halloween costume and taking lots of pictures.
Alas, I had to work on Halloween. Well, and least Utah Halloween. The day most everyone in Utah celebrates it. And as the month wore on I felt I didn't have enough time to order a Halloween costume (that would be about $20-40 plus shipping), that he would wear for only an hour or two before I left for work. He is too young to trick or treat and the last thing Chris and I need is more candy. My Grandma even gave Max a pumpkin that I was going to carve. But between my 3 long shift building up to Halloween, I just didn't have the energy.
Bah-Humbug
The best I could do was dress him up in his adorable monster pajama's that my sister in law gave him. He did look so cute. And we gave him a little extra time for his helmet break.
My little monster!
He doesn't love his daddy does he?
Hopefully I will get more into the spirit for Christmas. However, having a toddler and a Christmas tree terrifies me. AND I have to work Christmas Day.
Bah-Humbug!
6 comments:
I can totally see why you would have a Bah Humbug spirit. But he looks so happy!
He is so cute and I can't believe how much hair he has! Darling baby!
Working on holidays always blows. But he's super cute in his monster pjs!
Wait...It was Halloween?
I know what you mean sister, retail is equivalent to no holidays and no weekends. I didn't do anything this year either.
That would royally suck. . . But if it makes any difference, he looked stinking cute in his monster pajamas, Kendell's first halloween, I dressed her up in University of Utah clothes (that she wore for every game anyhow) put a tattoo on her face,I put on my BYU hoodie and put my hair in pigtails and blue bows, and we went as arch rivals. Horribly creative I know. . . Just figure out how to make the holidays work with your schedule. Do Christmas on Christmas eve, or the day after Christmas. But I agree, Bah Humbug! that is too bad, I am sorry.
He looks adorable! Next year stick with the pjs, throw on some ears, and paint his nose black. This has worked several times for me! A few suckers from the neighbors and they are done!
You are working so hard, be proud of that too. That little guy has hard working parents, and thay is a gift!
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