Steve’s Reason for the Season…
December 23rd, 2006 | by steve |
With all the luck and blessings I have in this world, there is one day that actually is sort of a downer. What could that be you ask?
Christmas… Family get-togethers, budget busting spending on gifts, and hours in traffic getting to where you need to be.
Unfortunately a day that should be filled with so much joy is also my birthday. This time of year, my personal blog gets all kinds of hits from Google for “it sucks to be born on Christmas”.
It used to be so much fun as a kid. You felt special amongst your jealous friends with the whole double presents thing. You’d think family and friends would forget. This wasn’t the case for me. My mother always through a party the week before and I always got extra attention from even the most distant relative.
But now at 33, things are much different. Though it’ll be a novelty for the boy featured above in the Santa suit when he gets a little older, it’s still another year older. Sure there is time for celebration but there is also a time for a little bit of sorrow. It sucks. I still feel young and can still do a lot of things I did as a kid like jump my bike over a stack of leaves or take a brisk run around the block, but dude, I feel like shit after doing so. Kind of funny I guess, but the reality is, I don’t enjoy passing milestone.
I get over it though, by mid January, after hitting a ski slope or two or in the spring when I drive a that one golf ball of many 300 yards, I’ll say what ever age I am, “This ain’t so bad”.
Been a special year with Elijah coming into my life. Yeah he’s cute… he’s probably pretty smart but the one thing that makes him special, that smile on his face!! What a great feeling!
Anyhow, cheers to Bring It On… I toast my glass of Valley of the Moon’s 2004 Pinot Noir to you all.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! You to Steve O, whatever you end up celebrating.
13 Responses to “Steve’s Reason for the Season…”
By Paul Watson on Dec 23, 2006 | Reply
steve,
I’m sorry, guy, but anyone with a kid that cute has no reason for getting down at all, Christmas birthday or not.
Have a good one.
By steve on Dec 23, 2006 | Reply
Ack! Some of that can be the wine talking… (so is this by the way) but yeah, you are right… Elijah is a lot to be proud of, and to look forward to growing old with.
By tammara on Dec 23, 2006 | Reply
at least we can see his face in this one. in the last one i thought he might not really even be in there….
and for me, the beauty of not being a part of the holier than thou, blessed fucking holiday spendfest crowd, is that i don’t deal with the budget busting, family visiting, stuck in traffic thing.
i’ve been sewing a good portion of the day, dreaming along in my world all alone with my dogs…. go to bed early with a book
By steve on Dec 23, 2006 | Reply
See Tammara, I can sort of relate to your post. Usually on a birthday you do what YOU want not what others want. And I gotta be where my mother wants me to be on Christmas. At least my wife doesn’t want me to do anything special.
Moving into some Syrah now… Mmmmm…
By Ann on Dec 24, 2006 | Reply
Ohmygodyagetmeeverytimewiththedamnedkiddiephoto!
God, Steve, I hate you. First you lure me in here with piccies of cutiepie, then you go on to tell me you’re miserable cos you’re nearly (only!) 33 (!!!shit, I feel old!!) and it’s you’re birthday..blahwhingeblahhhhh! Sounds like hell…
Look, you’re a 33 year old father with a wife and responsibilities and (unlike far too many of your generation at present) you can be anywhere the hell you like on special occasions - whether it’s your birthday, Christmas or bleedin’ Rapture Day. Tell your mother you’ll see her Boxing day (the day after Christmas Day), open another bottle and, snuggle down with Mrs Steve and Elijah to ‘Its a wonderful life’ - like the rest of us.
By Ann on Dec 24, 2006 | Reply
(”you’re?” I meant ‘your’ - far too early to be up on Christmas Eve!)
Oh and I meant to say: Merry Christmas.
By Ann on Dec 24, 2006 | Reply
Dear Elijah,
Here’s a fun way to get daddy back for posting all those baby photos of you on the Internet. All you need is a head shot of him, then you can post him on your blog (I’m sure you’ll have one before long) dancing about in a silly suit…..
http://www.elfyourself.com/
By tammara on Dec 24, 2006 | Reply
ya, steve. i am with ann. if you don’t want to do that shit on your birthday don’t. tell your mother you have a life and then get busy and live it. she’ll get over it.
By Dusty on Dec 24, 2006 | Reply
Quit yer bitchin’ dude :P..I came into the world last Friday about 5 decades ago. My son was born on Halloween..I loved that his birthday was on Halloween!
Happy Holidays to you and your entire family steve. Elijah is a beautiful child and as long as he is healthy..you have all you need.
By tammara on Dec 25, 2006 | Reply
steve,
i popped over and visited your blog. while i was there i looked at your psychology of steve 2 entry. dude, i think you are more stressed out than you realize. relax, the electro chair thing is good, a tens unit might work, you might give up the rethuglican thing and study a bit of the dali lama. and the pills don’t work. and really don’t work if you mix them with the amount of wine that you profess to imbibe.
i am a chronic insomniac. have been over 15 years. 4 hours of sleep is my top end, with that in two pieces. it was worse while sean was in iraq and i knew that no pill could make that better.
whatever the problem is, you need to get to the bottom of it. see, i can be as reckless with my life as i want, as i elected not to have kids, so i can leave the planet any time i want. but… you got responsibility now, to see the planet in better shape than you received it. to see a world where your little guy will be safe and happy. and i can tell you for sure, he won’t be either, if his dad is all messed up with pain, drugs and stress.
please. plese take care of yourself. there is some one counting on you to do it.
By Charlie on Dec 25, 2006 | Reply
Steve,
I used to feel the same way about “having” to do things. The reality is, no one makes you do anything. I come to my mother’s for the capitalistic holiday I used to call Christmas because I enjoy it not because she “makes” me.
Part of the joy and responsibility of being a father is starting new traditions with your kids. This year, Abbie and I talked about whether or not to give gifts. She decided that she wanted to and we gave out pictures to the most important people. We have also been able to talk about giving of our time and creating a sustainable environment. The great thing about it is that because she is so young, I can help her to understand where she fits into these things. Elijah is still a bit young for that, but if he sees Daddy parade around like an idiot for Gramma and be miserable, he will grow up thinking he has to do it to.
Have a Meppy Chisthuaniwanzayulsitmas Year!
By Charlie on Dec 25, 2006 | Reply
Oh, Yeah, I forgot: Happy Birthday!