Too busy to be Excited

Wow, Christmas really snuck up this year didn't it!
I know I can't be the only one that thinks that.

Part of me wants to blame it on the fact that Thanksgiving this year was literally two days before the start of December but honestly that still gives three and a half weeks to do all your holiday shenanigans! 
I don't think Christmas has ever come so fast before.
I mean, as a kid (And yeah I get I still am one, but I'm talking like elementary school kid) Christmas could never come fast enough!
Honestly, as soon as summer ended and school was back in the countdown began.
So as a kid that's your biggest worry, how many more days.
I remember going to bed no later than 7 the whole week before Christmas, just hoping sleeping would make the time go faster, I would wake up and in what seemed like five minutes I would be a whole 10-15 hours closer. It was amazing!
I don't know when that stopped and I don't know when counting down the days ceased being my main worry of the season.
But fast-forward until now, Christmas Eve, 2013.
I'm 17 and didn't count days once.
I was too busy! But does that even make sense! Too busy to get excited.
Too many gifts to buy, presents to wrap, food to eat, puzzles to assemble, trees to decorate, Gingerbread Houses to build, lights to hang, babies to hold, stories to tell, cheesy holiday movies to watch, candy canes to eat, cheer to spread, service to attend, people to please...the list goes on and on.
It just blows me away, and worries me a little bit that things aren't going to slow down. Time is going to continue flying by just as fast. It's not just a Holiday affect.
But I can't dwell on that right now, I have to go wrap presents.