Happy Hallowgivingmas everyone!!

So, the family and I were out and about on Saturday night, sauntering through Walmart in Washington. Chloe was relaxing in the cart that I was pushing and Floyd was walking beside me. As we strolled up and down the aisles in the baby department, something strange had struck me. I tried to focus my hearing on the soft instrumental music seeping out of the speakers above our heads...I hummed along to try to figure out what the familiar sounding song was. I started to put words to the music to make sure it was the song I was thinking: "Oh, Holy night...the stars are brightly Shiiiii-ninng..." When those words rolled off my tongue, I recoiled in disgust. I looked at the imaginary date on my imaginary watch on my wrist, and I said, "Christmas music?!?!?!....On November first??" What the hell?

And of course, Floyd takes it all in stride. He just laughed. I think he's used to my complaining about stupid, petty things. If I ever tell him about a crappy day I had at work with a crappy customer who cussed me out, his wonderful advice is, "You just have to smile and kill them with kindness." Ah, wise, mature and worldly Floyd. His words are sage advice and though I hate to admit it, he's usually right. But, dammit, he doesn't live in the world I live in...the retail world. *shudder* And in my retail world, we're open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Every year, we are subjected to holiday music for weeks on end, and every year, the point where they began playing holiday music creeps up earlier and earlier. Every year, I hear on a daily basis about 12 versions of "Winter Wonderland", 7 versions of "Silver Bells", 34 versions of "Silent Night", and at least one version of "Feliz Navidad." (Ay Dios Mio!) So, the fact that I heard Christmas music at another retail store just one mere day after Halloween makes my heart sink. I mean, c'mon...just one day. Halloween's body is still warm, its grave is still fresh one day later. It's like someone remarrying one day after their spouse's funeral. Show some respect..let some time pass first, for Pete's sake. Okay, not a great analogy, but I think I make my point..

I'm just tired of holidays being smashed together into one enormous, turd-like superholiday. I think each holiday is special and should be savored.