bluh!

I have always loved Christmas. However, this year I am beginning to not like it so much. I hate the present aspect of it. I don't like having to tell someone things I want or need. I don't like having to feel like I have to get certain people gifts. Why can't we just put up a tree, eat yummy food, drink wine, make each other gifts and be merry? Maybe I am hating the present thing because we are on a budget and I can't shop freely? Maybe I am just miserable. Who knows.