12.10.2013

Christmas Traditions


With Christmas drawing near, I've been doing a lot of thinking and remembering.  I miss being a kid, so overwhelmed by the magic of this time of year.  I miss believing in Santa, baking and decorating sugar cookies with my mom, going to the Galleria and seeing the tallest Christmas tree I'd ever seen in my life and sitting by the fire while opening my stocking and presents.  

When my mom was a kid, she and her sisters would put together a huge jigsaw puzzle over the holidays, so she carried that tradition to our family.  It was fun for a while, but to be completely honest with you, I would always get either bored or frustrated with it the first day we opened it up, so my step-dad was usually the one to finish it.

When I would celebrate with my dad's side of the family, I loved decorating the tree with my Meme and playing the role of Santa by passing out everyone's gifts to be opened.

Remembering all of these special moments make me a little sad, but also make me excited for when I have kids of my own.  We can continue these traditions and make new ones for our little family.  


8 comments:

  1. I was just telling my mom how I missed the Christmas sugar cookies y'all used to make. They were so good!!

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  2. Hahaha, thanks Bertha!

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  3. You mean you don't believe in Santa!?! :O

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  4. I miss believing in Santa too :( Christmas will always be my favorite holiday but there is that tiny bit of magic gone without Santa (even though I know that's not what Christmas is about). Ahhh well...I still love all the other traditions that accompany it!

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  5. I quite like our 24 Diner and Pajama Evening tradition.

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  6. I like those traditions too :)

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  7. I know right?? It's so much more fun when you think a fat man in a red suit will be coming down your chimney! LOL

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  8. I wish i did, Marisha!!! Believe me :)

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