Christmas, bah humbug.

Let’s be honest, Christmas is such a commercialized holiday now, along with Valentine’s day and just about any other holiday, it is pretty disappointing. Christmas time is one of the few times of the year that I actually wish I could go back to when I was little, because there was so magic about the whole time of the year and it was almost impossible to be anything other than happy. I typically like to live in the now and enjoy things as they are now, but this is one of the times I make an exception.

When I was little my family did things together, maybe that was simply for the sake that we were children, but it shouldn't have changed since we grew up, it should have gotten stronger. I remember when we would make christmas cookies and watch christmas movies together on christmas eve, we would see family and enjoy magic of the holiday. On Christmas morning we would wake up, have breakfast and open some presents in the midst of family and friends. it was always so special and fulfilling.

To me presents are not the most important part, not by a long shot. It is the feeling of warmth and love that surrounded the entire season. I miss that the most. It is christmas eve as I write this, and it feels no different than any other day of the year. My wish is that everyone, especially my family, can recapture the special feeling and magic of christmas and hopefully one day we can enjoy each other and love each other once again.

One day I hope that when I’m a mother I instill in my children the magic and love of this special time of year, that even when my children are grown we can gather as a family and share those traditions I once knew. Merry Christmas to you and yours, and may your family feel the togetherness that makes the holiday so special.