Now that Christmas is only about 6 weeks away, I have been hearing many people start to worry about “What should I get this person?” or “There isn’t enough time for shopping,” or “Christmas is so stressful!” I, myself LOVE Christmas. It’s my favorite time of year. It makes me feel like a little kid again. It feels safe and peaceful, and … magical. And for me it’s not about the presents. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I don’t like presents (I love anything with the word SEPHORA on it, just in case you are wondering….) I do like getting presents, but now that I am older the best thing about Christmas to me is simple, LOVE. If you really look, love is all around. And it’s nice to have one day to say “Hey you know what? I love you, and you love me, so let’s celebrate!”
I get my love of Christmas from my mom, who got it from her mom, and so on and so forth. My mom always made Christmas a wonderful, magical time for us. We always did it up right when I was little. We would make cookies for Santa, (who by the way is the coolest dude around!) hang our stockings, and decorate the tree. I would send my letter to Santa (that I would always start writing in August, I liked to plan ahead.) from the post office. Mom made sure that that guy knew about me and what I wanted! Hahaha…. Then on Christmas morning Mom wouldn’t let us come down stairs until she had turned on the tree, and I think we always had some type of Christmas music on. And when I would walk down the stairs and see the big beautiful Christmas tree all lit up, with my presents that that guy Santa brought me, it felt like magic. I hope I never lose that feeling of magic.
Sure, we have had Christmas’s that didn’t turn out stellar, quite the opposite in fact. But there are little things, even about the not-so-stellar ones, that are good and I remember them. Like when there was a member in my family that did something not Christmas-y, and I was upset, my sister-in-law put my hand on her stomach and I felt my little niece Hailey’s feet kicking against my hand, that is something that I will never forget. I remember that moment more than bad ones.
Christmas to me is about being with the ones you love. I try not to get crazy when shopping for gifts. I like to find special things for each special person in my life. But again, it’s not about the gifts, the shopping and crazy sales, or even the yummy food, it’s about finding your magic. Your special feeling of love and happiness. That’s what my Christmas is.
