Some friends have been asking about plans for Christmas parties already. 

Gosh, December is really sooo near na nga pala talaga!

However, I just reply to those inquiring, "wala pa akong naririnig from the others."

I don’t know how it started, but in my groups of friends, I usually instigate yuletide-get-together plans, getting concensus regarding venue and date, doing follow-ups, and giving updates. Part of this set up is my fault din kasi siguro ‘coz my previous excitement over the Christmas season and my alleged O.C.-ness make me ask friends early on about our annual gathering.

Unfortunately, my excitement for the holidays has waned since 2003; plus efforts going unappreciated  [friends considering it's my designated duty already to do the planning/booking] and getting the ire of people when majority votes don’t go their way with the venue &/or date over the years have lessened my drive to actually do any planning. 

So, this year, I am just sticking to my post-2006-holiday-season resolution to just wait for someone else in my different groups of friends to initiate the planning.  Besides, I remember joking before na iba naman mag-plan next year [pertaining to this year].  With my relatives, I even told them last year that I pass on the torch of hosting and being the gamemaster to my younger cousins (parang awa na nila! and in preparation na rin of the possibility that I might not celebrate Christmas 2007 with them).

Don’t get me wrong; I am not being a scrooge.  I just want a change and have a different holiday season this year.  Just granting a personal wish of not being overly stressed by others and hopefully enjoy a yuletide season again after all these years.