Christmas Grouch

By

Adrianne Byrd

I can almost bet that this article is just suppose to be one of those cutesy things where I sit up here and type about how wonderful I think the Christmas holidays are.  How it’s the time for fantastic family get togethers, fabulous Christmas parties and shopping like that wonderful plastic card doesn’t have a credit limit and that its pesky bill won’t be due any time soon.  Oh, I know-what if I just sit here and type out all my fabulous Christmas recipes that are sure fire ways to get your never-gonna-accept-you mother-in-law to finally-finally give you a compliment?

Sorry.  I can’t do any of that.

My family doesn’t do get togethers, I can’t remember the last time I went to a Christmas party and Lord knows what I do in the kitchen just barely qualifies as cooking.  I guess that leaves the shopping, which I always-always wait until Christmas Eve to do.  One gift per person and it’s usually from Wal-Mart.  I’m in and out in about an hour.

Bummed out yet?

Sorry, but Christmas is and never has been a big deal in my family.  Wow. I’m starting to sound like Scrooge.  Let me start again.  I like the idea of Christmas.  I like what we tell everyone what it supposed to represent.  Peace, love and good will toward your fellow man.  I love all the sappy Christmas movies and even how you can blackmail children into doing practically anything with the threat of telling Santa Claus.

Fun stuff.

Okay.  Right about now you’re thinking what I need is to join a good church home.  The Church really knows and celebrates the true meaning of Christmas.  And that is true.  Who doesn’t like watching memory-challenged children put on a production about baby Jesus and the three wise men?  And the music?  Forgetaboutit.  The church is rocking during the holidays.

All right.  Put that on my list.  I like Christmas music.  Oh, and lights!  Christmas lights are like Picassos in some neighborhoods where competition is fierce and ain’t nobody scared of a little thing called an electric bill.  Okay, maybe there’s one last thing.  Love.

It might be just me, but usually the week of Christmas, I see more hand holding and public displays of affection.  I guess people are happier, joyful, and even hopeful.  As a romance writer that does sort of warm my heart.

All right.  All right.  So I like Christmas.  The happy people, bribing children, watching baby Jesus come into the world, lights, Christmas movies and music.  I like it all.

Just don’t tell anybody—I sort of like pretending to be a grouch.

Author Adrianne Byrd

National bestselling author Adrianne Byrd has always preferred to live within the realms of her imagination where all the men are gorgeous and the women are worth whatever trouble they manage to get into. As an army brat, she traveled throughout Europe and learned to appreciate and value different cultures. Now, she calls Georgia home.
Ms. Byrd has been featured in many national publications, including Today’s Black Woman, Upscale, and Heart and Soul. She has also won local awards for screenwriting. For the future, she looks forward to continue creating characters that make people smile, laugh and fall in love. Her most recent romance, Tender to His Touch is now available at Harlequin.

Visit Adrianne at www.adriannebyrd.com or join her on facebook http://www.facebook.com/adrianne.byrd

Book Description–Tender To His Touch

Hollington Homecoming Queen Beverly Turner is pulling out all the stops for her ten-year reunion. The trendy designer’s first order of business is to let loose and have some fun. And her wish just might come true when she meets Lucius Gray. The hunky, high-powered Atlanta attorney is looking for the same thing she is: a sexy fling with no strings.

Lucius needs a time-out from his workaholic life, and the chic, sensual designer more than fits the bill. Like Beverly, the single father has been burned by love. But Beverly is arousing feelings that are making him long to turn their sizzling affair into a lifetime of passion. If she’ll let him, he’ll give her the happy ending she deserves and prove to this unforgettable woman that there is life—and love—after college….

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