Its hard to believe 2010 is coming to an end already! I feel like it was just Christmas not that long ago. Its funny how Christmas still gets me all excited as if i was 5 again. Something about Christmas, the meaning, the family time and all the food makes me really happy, giddy and anxious!
I'm extremely excited about this Christmas. Its going to be a hectic one but I'm ready. Its my first Christmas with my boyfriend in our new place. We got all new decorations and our place just makes me smile whenever i see the tree all lit up! I've come home a few times to see my boyfriend has been sneaky and gone out and bought and wrapped a ton of presents before i have gotten home which is always a nice surprise!
our tree looks better when its lit up! There are even more presents that need to be added under there thanks to a recent amazon order lol
Aside from this being our new place and giving each other gifts..... I'm excited cus this is my mom's first Christmas living back in Texas!!! My uncle is coming to visit as well which is always nice. Growing up we always made the long drive to mississippi and I always had fun cus my Grandparents were awesome, but being in a car that long and then having to drive around the state to see other relatives, visit and get back in the car was just a pain. I'm excited to have BOTH my parents back in Houston! In college i would spend Christmas eve with my dad and hop on a plane at the crack of dawn on Christmas. It will be nice to wake up on Christmas in my own bed! I'm also excited to spend the holidays with my boyfriends family! I am really lucky to have a new extension of my family that is so sweet and loving and welcoming to me. It will be fun to see the little kids get excited about their toys. We dont have any little ones within my immediate family so I look forward to the nerf gun war and barbie time i will have with my boyfriends neice and nephew!
Its still weird to me not having my grandparents to celebrate Christmas with. My Grandma's house was always decorated with her little villages and the stockings she made for my brother and i when we were babies, lots of food and 2 trees. We'd go to the candlelight service every christmas eve and when we got home it was presents time! My grandmother and i were both eager and ready to open presents when we got home. we didnt waste any time.
I'm glad i have those memories and i take them with me every holiday and i look forward to all the new memories and traditions to come.
Anyways.... hope everyone has a great holiday with lots of love, joy, happiness and reflection on why we celebrate Christmas!
in the meantime i am going to enjoy all my favorite Christmas things like:
1) christmas cookies (particularly sugar with icing )
2) lots of other christmas snacks
3) christmas lights
4) ice skating ( we did the outdoor at discover green last week :))
5) christmas trees
6) Christmas themes like reindeer, snowmen, polar bears, penguins, etc
7) nativity scenes- i have the same one from an avon catalog my mom bought me when i was 8
8) Christmas cards!
9) wrapping presents
10) holiday movies
11) time with my family
12) hoiday parties
13) ginger bread houses
14) wishing it would snow on christmas
15) presents
16) oh and celebrating my doggies bday on the 21st. happy bday skuttle!
