Pay no attention to that girl behind the curtain…

Uh…this is rather awkward.

I FORGOT I HAD A BLOG DUE TODAY.

It’s like those dreams where you turn up for class, and it’s been six weeks since you last showed your face, and there’s a final exam and a couple of papers due, and everyone is talking in Russian….

Вы последние? Где ваша работа?

Yeah, a regular old International Coffee Moment from the dark side.

Anyway, my sincere apologies for flaking out.

And, no, I haven’t done my Christmas shopping yet either.

So…on the topic of nightmares before Christmas…and as we gear up for the winter holiday…would you like to share your worst holiday experience? Let’s get it out in the open, drag the demons kicking and screaming into the flickery glow of those shorting-out Christmas tree lights…

My worst Christmas was the one where the then-boyfriend showed up for fifteen minutes on Christmas Day, and gave me a carefully-wrapped copy of one of my own books for my present. And, no, it wasn’t by mistake.

And people said that he was inarticulate!

So…Holiday Horror Stories anyone?

15 Responses to “Pay no attention to that girl behind the curtain…”

1. I can’t top yours, that’s for sure. Last year was pretty sad, though. We (DH, two kids and I) had Christmas dinner at a Waffle House, because I’d had my tonsils out on the 22nd and couldn’t cook, and the Waffle House was the only place that was open. I’m not sure I ate anything, with the sore throat and all; it’s pretty much a blur…

   by JennieB on December 3rd, 2007 at 1:14 pm
   
   

2. Diana, I hate that late for class dream. My version doesn\\\’t have Russian, but usually involves me traipsing endlessly around a college campus *looking* for my classroom.

   I don\\\’t have a really bad Christmas story to relate, except for the Christmas party we attended that we thought was a White Elephant exchange. Oops! Everyone else brought real gifts–nice ones, too.

   by Sara on December 3rd, 2007 at 2:20 pm
   
   

3. I guess the worst would be in 2002 when I had two broken legs (the result of overdoing it trying to get into shape. Believe me, I’ll never make that mistake again!) and my fiance (who was supposed to be taking care of me) got food poisoning on Christmas Eve.

   Thank goodness for vicodin and wine (although not at the same time. Of course not. No way. Not me.)

   by judy larsen on December 3rd, 2007 at 2:29 pm
   
   

4. My worst Christmas? I was ten. We were visiting family 300 miles away from home. I was out playing with my cousins. I jumped a ditch. My foot landed in a hole. My leg snapped. Double compound fracture. Yeah, that was a fun experience. NOT. I can laugh about it now, but at the time….

   by Tori Lennox on December 3rd, 2007 at 2:32 pm
   
   

5. I spent my 5th Christmas throwing up, if that counts. It was the beginning of a tradition of getting sick on Christmas that lasted years. *shrug*

   Of course, there was the x-mas where the guy I was living with at the time bought me an entire wardrobe from Frederick’s of Hollywood - their outdoor collection- and a set of hot rollers. Think he was dissatisfied with my appearance? ;o)

   by B.E. Sanderson on December 3rd, 2007 at 6:51 pm
   
   

6. Oh, Jennie! That does sound rather miserable. For the perfect touch, the power should have gone out at the waffle house.

   Our of curiosity, was the waffle house packed or were you and the loved ones the only Christmas wafflers?

   by Diana Killian on December 4th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
   
   

7. HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Oh, Sara. I love it. So what atrocious gift did you show up with?

   by Diana Killian on December 4th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
   
   

8. TWO BROKEN LEGS?! Wait, you mentioned this health craze before, didn’t you, Judi?

   Do love your holiday variation on the Christmas hot toddy: vicodin and wine. Do you add orange peels?

   by Diana Killian on December 4th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
   
   

9. Tori, meet Judi. Judi, meet Tori. I think you two are natural Body Buddies!

   by Diana Killian on December 4th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
   
   

10. Oh. My. God. From the Santa Baby Holiday Collection. I assume that was one of the years you spent throwing up, B.E.?

    I would’ve.

    by Diana Killian on December 4th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
    
    

11. Diana~
    HAH! You wickedly funny woman! Will Sara ever reveal her white elephant gift? Are two unbroken legs necessary? Are orange peels redundant? As the Wicked World Turns…

    Hope someone else is up at this ungodly hour & responds. Too, too funny.

    Oh, PS ~ I can’t fathom the gifting of your own book! Yikes!

    by Lynn in TX on December 5th, 2007 at 7:41 am
    
    

12. What are you doing up at that hour, woman??? Christmas shopping?

    by Diana Killian on December 5th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
    
    

13. Diana,

    For a woman of a certain age life is one big shopping spree.

    by Lynn in TX on December 5th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
    
    

14. And, you may quote me on that. Ahem.

    by Lynn in TX on December 5th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
    
    

15. PS~ Laura, contact me immediately, LOL!
    

    by Lynn in TX on December 5th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
    
    

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