Sigh. It's my favourite time of year.
As I was driving around in silence while Anna napped in the back seat today, my mind began wandering and I began thinking about Christmases past.
When I was a little kid, my brother and I freaking loved Christmas. (Okay, what kid doesn't??) I loved everything about the season - and not just the toys. (Honest.) I loved things like decorating the tree, eating Mom's raisin cookies, baking together, getting Dad to help me buy the perfect gift for Mom. I loved that we caught Christmas mornings on video camera so we could watch them over and over again each year.
I loved the big family get togethers. And turkey sandwiches on boxing day. I loved the year I got a Young MC tape. I loved how excited my parents would be. How happy we all were.
Christmas, as cheesy and schmaltzy as I sound, is (and still is at 31 years old) a magical time of year for me. A time of year to stop sweating the small stuff and to just... believe.
Believe in good will. Believe in helping those less fortunate. Believe in making happy memories that will last a lifetime for your kids. Believe in being sillier and happier and more fun than you tend to be all year.
What I've learned over the years is that when you forget the things like the fact that your job is stressful, or you don't have a lot of money, or you haven't slept for 10 months (ahem... Anna) or that you're not done your shopping and it's Christmas eve... and you start to believe in all that the season is meant to be... (and I mean really, truly believe in all the hokey stuff)...
Well, that's when the magic really begins. That's when the memories are made. That's when true happiness exists.
And, really... what could be better than being unbelievably and overwhelmingly happy for a month?
Wishing you a happy, magical, cheesy and - best of all - silly holiday season.
~Hez, Andrew and Anna
Great blog Hezzie! It's so nice to know that all the time we have spent together at Christmas is so meaningful to you and now Anna will benefit from our love of Christmas and family too :)
ReplyDeleteWoo to Christmas! Now we have another person to play games with and to write really rude messages on Christmas cookies.. haha!
ReplyDeleteThat is the best christmas sentiment ever Heather! and that magic christmas feeling, goes back to your grandmother who absolutely loved Christmas and all the magic and joy the season brought! She passed that love on to all her daughters, who in turn passed it on to all their children! We are now working on yet another generation of Christmas magic loving family!!!! Merry Christmas to All!!!!
ReplyDeleteAunt S. {:~>))))
(I think I will get a gmail account so I don't have to keep posting as anonymous!