You
know, I have to say that I had a lot of fun with YOU NEVER
NOVEMBER WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET month! It certainly was a
great period of experimentation, and it allowed me to try and get a little more
creative without the rigid structure of theme days. I really appreciated it.
But
today happens to be the last day of November, and with that comes the real big
kick-off towards Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and any other special holiday
that you and your families may celebrate.
Of
course, you know what this means. This
will be the time of the year in which I kick off another exciting edition of THE
POP CULTURE ADDICT'S ADVENT CALENDAR!
Yes,
for exactly twenty-five days in a row from December 1 until December 25, we'll
be taking a look at all kinds of holiday surprises from Christmas carols to
Christmas movies, to Christmas treats, and even a couple of Christmas tales or
two to share. After all, part of the
fun of the holidays is the family gatherings and reminiscing about fond holiday
memories. Believe me, I have a few
tales to tell.
But
for now, in preparation for the advent calendar, I thought that I would use
this space to talk about...well...calendars!
I
have to say, one of the things that I used to love about the holidays is that I
would almost always receive a gift of a calendar for Christmas. After all, it is a rather practical gift of
sorts given that the new year begins exactly one week after Christmas Day.
Funny
thing is, I don't remember when I received my very first calendar as a
Christmas gift...however, I do remember getting an advent calendar every
Christmas for the first fourteen Christmases of my life. At least, I think it was fourteen.
Anyway,
you know the advent calendars I mean, right?
The ones that had some sort of Christmas scene with doors stamped on
them numbered from 1-24? I used to love
those things. Mainly because you were
guaranteed to have a piece of chocolate every day for twenty-four days! You see, when December 1 rolled around, you
opened the door marked #1, and ate the chocolate inside. Then on December 2, you open #2 and so on
and so forth until you reach Christmas Eve when door #24 held the biggest piece
of chocolate. Yeah, good times.
I
can tell you that all but one of the advent calendars that I had for Christmas
were of the chocolate variety. The
other one used stickers. Ironically
enough, I liked the sticker advent calendar the best!
And
now I hear that they have such a thing as a Lego Advent Calendar? I must have it! It looks so awesome!!!
But
then again, I did get a Lego calendar for Christmas last year. I guess I don't need to have the advent
calendar too.
Of
course, now that I have the Lego calendar, I really don't need to get another
calendar for Christmas ever again, but who knows? I may end up getting a paper calendar yet.
After
all, I do remember getting quite a few calendars from some family members and
friends.
For
instance, my brother-in-law once went down to the United States and brought me
back a calendar from...ahem...Hooters (keeping in mind that I was probably in
my late teens, early twenties at the time).
I will say that it was definitely a calendar that I hung up in my room
with pride. I think he even had a
couple of the waitresses autograph some of the pages! It was a great calendar.
Still wish I had it...
...ahem,
where was I? Oh, yes! Calendars!
Actually,
the holidays are a great time to purchase calendars for charity purposes. I know the Heart & Stroke foundation
creates a limited amount of calendars that they charge a rather steep price for
that I received for at least two or three years. But every penny reportedly goes towards research, and there is
also the chance that you could win huge money if they draw the serial number of
the calendar that you own.
Mind
you, I never won a thing...but it was still a nice idea.
And,
I still have a calendar from 2007 that doubled as a fridge magnet that I
received in a Christmas card from a dear friend named Rosemary who passed away
just three months later. It's a nice
little token to remember her years of friendship, and even though she has been
gone for almost eight years now, I still think about her once in a while.
I
think calendars are awesome gifts to receive for the holidays...and I think
that calendars are a great gift to give as well. In fact, I am giving out calendars to at least three people on my
own Christmas list. But, I've said too
much.
In
the meantime, say goodbye to November. Day
#1 of THE
POP CULTURE ADDICT'S ADVENT CALENDAR begins tomorrow with a holiday twist on a funny
Monday.
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