What Would Jesus Do, Charlie Brown?

Trust me, Jesus would not approve celebrating his birthday, say, two months in advance! Now, I would totally welcome a Brad birthday celebration all year long (btw: my birthday is Dec. 3rd – registered at Neimans, thankyou), but I’m not Jesus (and thank God for that one…could you imagine the pressure of that gig?)

I digress…so, I’m merrily driving home from the office tonight when, out of the blue, my favorite radio station switches to ALL CHRISTMAS MUSIC 24/7! Now, it took two verses of Michael Buble singing “Let It Snow” to me before I realized what was going on, but I had been assimilated! It’s Christmas (kinda).

So now I’m forced to be “nice.” And worse off, I have to buy things for people who I would normally never buy items for (yes, I know…I ended that sentence in a preposition…"thank you, Miss Wilder. Can Laura Ingalls and I go out and play now?").

When did it become okay to celebrate Christmas almost two months in advance? Did Jesus approve this calendar change? I doubt he was included in the approval process. I think this is more about retailers getting everyone in a depressed economy in the spending mood two months before they have to be. That's cool...we all have our strategies. As Charlie Brown would say, "That's the secret to life...replace one worry with another." Charlie was wise beyond his years.

But, FAIR WARNING!

To all of my family and friends:
Though I love you more than last season's Prada, I am NOT buying anyone anything extravagant this year, especially two months before someone else’s birthday that requires me to get you a gift to celebrate his birthday to make me feel fulfilled and so Michael Buble can sing to me and make me feel warm and fuzzy inside...I mean, seriously! What would Jesus do, Charlie Brown?