vacation

For two or three years in a row, up until last Christmas, I was able to spend Christmas day on my own. I'm not saying this to gain sympathy from anyone. I'm saying it because I enjoyed it. I lived with two roommates who went away for Christmas and left me alone in the house, and I was able to be in the quiet, to get outside and wander in the snowy fields, or to listen to some music, all on my own, without distraction. I know last year was ok, but this year I feel like I need a vacation from the holiday. I've done so much that I need to get away from everyone and be by myself. Not just by myself among strangers, or in a different part of the house, but by myself where there's no distraction, no crowds, no noises of other people nearby. But, I doubt I'll get a chance to experience that for quite some time.