I always feel a little down/depressed after Christmas. I mean there is so much hoopla starting with Thanksgiving. I love the holiday shopping, I love the lights, I love the music. I love the baking. Then Christmas eve is so magical for the kids. Christmas morning comes, and its over so quickly.
Now, I feel down ....I truely do love the holidays, but feel the excitement is over. The kids are off of school this week which is nice. My husband took off the week as his sister in brother in law are in town from Texas.
I guess the visit is not going as planned. My husbands sister has been under the weather since they have been here. I know it is nobodys fault. I am just use to going to lots of places with them when they are in town.The kids are use to playing a lot with them, and its not happening like they are use to .
I know this after Christmas phase with pass.
Does anybody else experience this?

By Anonymous on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 03:57 pm:

I'm down this year my mom just told me and my siblings that my mom and dad are getting divorced.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to us.

By Luvn29 on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 04:49 pm:

Yes, I do feel kind of down. You have such a build up and all the excitement, and then boom! It's over! I used to really get down, but starting two years ago, I started planning a big vacation right after Christmas, so now I remind myself that since Christmas is over, we can start planning that. It really helps me! I research different hotels and let myself go back on my Myrtle Beach message board, and start getting excited about that! I don't know what I will do once we move there summer of 2008!

By Tink on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 05:08 pm:

Yes, I'm feeling that way too. I feel like we suspended reality for the last few weeks with Christmas parties, church services and the practices for those, lots of eating out and late bedtimes. Now the house is in shambles, we're all exhausted and the kids are home for another week and a half so I won't be able to get as much done as I do when they are in school. I'm eager for normalcy (or what passes for it around here) to return.

By Hol on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 05:14 pm:

First off...I'm so sorry, Anon. That is awful. I don't know if you are the same Anon who posted in my thread, but it's all SO sad. There would be no "good" time to get news like that, but it is especially terrible at Christmas because you will always associate Christmas with that now. Plus, everyone asks you after the holiday, "So...did you have a good Christmas?" I never ask anyone that because there are LOTS of reasons that Christmases are NOT good sometimes.

I've had better Christmases than this year (I posted about it yesterday), but I know what you mean about the let down after the holiday. It is SO much preparation and bulid up, then, it is over by the evening of the 25th. I remember that that is how it was when my older DK's were little.

Celebrations make our lives more rich and full, but sometimes it's nice when they end.

By Nicki on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 05:46 pm:

Yes, I usually feel the let down, as well. It's understandable, isn't it? Sort of like looking forward to a trip to Disneyland. Prepare, plan, look forward to the trip then it's over and back home and the magic is sort of over. This year I am doing better, because I just wasn't in to the things like I usually am, but still I feel it a bit.

I've figured out that the weeks before Christmas is the part I enjoy almost more than Christmas Day itself. That sounds strange I guess, but I love all the holiday activities. Christmas Day actually has been a let down to me in the past, because the excitement of the last few weeks is over. I almost dread driving around and seeing all the used trees out by the curb!

Anon, I'm so sorry you received such terrible news, especially on Christmas. Hugs to you.

By Enchens on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 06:06 pm:

Christmas isn't over for us. We still celebrate it until Epiphany. The sixth of January is when we get our last round of gifts, so we still have that feeling of expectation.
It helps us deal with the blue feeling you are all talking about. My dh and I both love Christmas, as could be noted by the decorations we still have up in March!

By Breann on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 06:46 pm:

Me! I defnitely feel the after Christmas let-down. It's sort of depressing. Like you mentioned, there is so much going on before Christmas, then the day after it's all over with. No more Christmas music on the radio, no more Christmas stuff in the stores. Everyones attitude seems to change as well.

By Cocoabutter on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 09:23 pm:

I am feeling the let-down, but it is more physical than emotional. Every Holiday season is hectic beginning with October 15, and all the way through New Years. But, for the last 2 weeks before Christmas, I have been especially busy with driving here and driving there and doing this and doing that and cleaning and wrapping and shopping. Yesterday I was literally a basket case with an upset stomach/intestinal distress and a headache and totally exhausted.

It was a fun Christmas, but it is almost a relief that it is over.

Sorry you are feeling depressed. Hang in there!

By Pamt on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 09:59 pm:

First of all, (((Anon))), so sorry for the news you received.

As for me, I love the after Christmas feeling! We've all been running around like crazy from one thing to another, spending money hand over fist, and eating like there is no tomorrow. January is actually my favorite month of the year because it is quiet, a fresh start, and nothing really happens. It is a boring month and I like it that way. I am enjoying (for the most part--LOL) being off of work, hanging out with my boys and DH, cleaning up and getting thing back to normal. It's a lovely relaxing time for me, but I do think I am in the minority.

Hope the seasonal blues leave for you soon.

By Bellajoe on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 10:08 pm:

yes, i love the excitement leading up to Christmas but I honestly wasn't excited on Christmas morning because I knew that in 15 minutes those presents would be torn apart and the surprise would be over. You spend hours preparing the food and in 20 minutes dinner is over and then you have to clean up!

I agree with Pamt though. I do love Christmas and the whole season, but it is nice when it's all over. You put away the decorations, get back to normal and have a fresh new start in the new year. Then I start to think about other things to look forward to, like my scrapbooking trip with my sister, or our trip to Vegas in the spring!

Anon, i'm so sorry what terrible news to get

By Anonymous on Thursday, December 28, 2006 - 12:08 am:

I"m sorry i actually didn't get the news on Christmas my mom told me today.Thank you for all of you that gave me a hug i appreciate it.

By Bobbie~moderatr on Thursday, December 28, 2006 - 12:16 am:

So there..

By Paulas on Thursday, December 28, 2006 - 12:48 am:

? Bobbie

By Bobbie~moderatr on Thursday, December 28, 2006 - 01:40 am:

LOL, Paula. Meaning I am depressed/down with Christmas being over. DH took down our tree today and all the lights. I have had a pretty rough year and it just feels like letting go of a little bit of the magic? Does that make sense?

Anon, we discovered in October, because of a huge ugly blow up that my mom was leaving my step dad of 16 years for some man she had met on line. That doesn't even begin to cover all the nonsense that we all have been drug through over the last few months, forget our entire lives with that woman.. Let just say that I can feel a bit of your pain. And we are here...

By Dawnk777 on Thursday, December 28, 2006 - 09:54 pm:

The excitement leading up to Christmas is fun, but I'm usually kind of glad it's over with, too. It's just so much work and extra stuff to do. We have one more Christmas celebration to do, on Jan 6th, and then it will be completely over with.

By Conni on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 01:39 pm:

I do this year. My purse was stolen yesterday... It's a sick feeling. And yes they had a great shopping spree going before we could get all the cards reported. If we hadnt spent 4 hours at the police station we could have put a stop to their spending a lot more quickly. argh They have a key to my house now and my address among other things.

Anon, I am VERY sorry. (((HUGS)))

I am going back to bed now. I feel like I have a dark cloud hanging over me that I cant shake. I sound like a real peppy, positive person. ROFL

By Tink on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 01:58 pm:

{{{Conni}}} I'm so sorry. What a terrible way to end your Christmas. How soon can you get your locks changed? That might give you some peace of mind in your own home.

By Nicki on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 02:09 pm:

Conni, I'm sorry, too. How very terrible for you. I can't imagine four hours in a police station while you sit and worry. You need some hugs.

By Cocoabutter on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 04:01 pm:

I hate to rain on Christmas, as the Holiday itself was great. But the day after Christmas I got sick... the week before Christmas, I got stranded in dh's truck down the street at the pizza place, so we bought a new starter, and it still is having trouble starting. I got stranded AGAIN at the gas station so we bought a battery-- which didn't fix the problem, so dh is going to do some testing to see if the starter we got was a dud.... I bought my ds the Disney Cars movie on DVD and when he opened it the case was empty...I got the wrong size sweater for dh's 90 year old grandma......I bought apple pies for Christmas dinner and got overcharged for them.....My 3 year old $500 swivel rocker recliner is broken and it may cost $50-$100 to fix.... the PC game I bought for dh doesn't work as well as it should b/c we don't have a fast enough processor in our computer..... the tire on my car was flat this morning for the second time since we got the new tires in October....the tub drain is slowwwww.... the seal around the bottom of our toilet is leaking..... the window in my ds' room broke the other day..... All this within the past 2 weeks!

By Dawnk777 on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 09:21 pm:

Cocoa--- {{{HUGS}}}

By Mom2three1968 on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 09:29 pm:

(((((everyone)))))

By Imamommyx4 on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 10:04 pm:

Ya know it's kinda like getting married. You spend months and tons of money planning this big wedding for an 8 minute ceremony and 1 hour reception and then it's over.

By Hol on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 11:39 pm:

Oh, Bobbie, Conni and Lisa - Big (((HUGS))) to you all! Sometimes you DO feel like you have a big old cloud hanging over you. I hope 2007 is a lot better for you all.

By Lorebunde on Sunday, December 31, 2006 - 12:15 pm:

Sometimes it just dawns on me - It's all over? What happened? It seemed it comes and goes so quick. It was just Halloween and Now New Years! I guess as soon as tuesday comes its back to work and I'll forget all about it. It'll be like it never happened. I found myself second guessing the gifts I got my 2 kids. Maybe I should of got this instead of that, etc. Oh well, before you know it we'll be shopping for xmas again.