Ahh the holidays are among us. Everywhere you look you see something about Christmas. You go to Wal-Mart, they have tons of decorations, toys, gift wrap, everything! You name it, they've got it! I think I would enjoy all of that stuff more if the retailers didn't start putting Christmas stuff out before Halloween! I think that's a little ridiculous lol. I think at the beginning of November is a good time to start putting it out, not before Halloween! Retailers are crazy these days, haha.
But other than that I think Christmas is such a wonderful holiday, because you get to spend time with your family and it's just a lot of fun. But, these days I feel like people have forgotten the real meaning of Christmas: Celebrating Jesus' birth! That's why we give gifts to one another, and have family dinners together, because we're celebrating the birth of Jesus. But it seems like everyone has gotten so caught up with all the gift-giving and stuff that they've forgotten the reason they're doing that in the first place! Lots of people seriously need to be reminded of that reason too.
Every year for Christmas, my immediate family has a little get-together at my house & at Nana's (Grandma) house. On Christmas Eve, Nana, Jeffery, my Mom & I have a little dinner at Nana's. I remember one year for our Christmas dinner we had pizza, hot wings & brownies! I don't know what got into us that year, we just wanted to be different I reckon. That's why I love my family so much, cause we ain't afraid to be different! Haha. Then we go to church for the 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service (the one I dance at every year). After that we just come home and go to bed. Well, my mom stays up a little later because that's when she wraps my presents. She never puts any of my presents under the Christmas tree until Christmas Eve, because she's afraid I'll secretly open them to see what they are lol. My brother did that when he was little, that's why. But I'm not like him! I would never do that! Lol.
Anyway, on Christmas morning Nana & Jeffery come over to my house (It's not that far to travel, they live right next door to me!) and we open presents together :) I usually get up around 8 everyday, so I'm trapped in my room until my mom gets up, cause she likes to be there when I go see what Santa left for me haha :) Then, we go to Nana's house to open presents over there. And it's so cool because we have matching Christmas trees. We both have fake white ones. We never get real ones because we don't like to kill the perfectly good trees. Just let them stay outside in the forest, we can use fake ones lol. And it's so much easier too because you don't have to worry about watering them or anything. But you do still have to clean up some stray "needles" from the fake trees. I remember one year we had this really big box left over from a present, and I loved that box! I stayed in that box all day long haha. That was the year I got my portable DVD player & the "High School Musical" DVD, so I stayed in my big box & watched my DVD all day lol. And last year I was sick on Christmas :( I didn't let it stop me from having fun and enjoying the day, but I still hated the fact that I was sick. The medicine I had made me really sleepy, so I couldn't take it until after all the hoopla had settled down. But once I did take it, I was out like a light! But I still really enjoyed the day and had alot of fun :)
Every year is always different with my family, I never know what the heck is gonna happen! But I think that's what makes it so awesome. We have our traditions that we do every year, & then we have those crazy random moments that add to the awesomeness of it. I know lots of families get all dressed up and are on their best behavior, but with my family, you're lucky to get us half dressed and to keep our mouths shut! We are a very... vocal family haha. Very loud and boisterous, but still fun. And I wouldn't have it any other way :) <3
So tell me, what are your family holiday traditions? Do you have any at all? What are they? I'd love to hear them! Send them to me on Twitter to @Samikat08 and include the hastag #SamiSayzHolidays so I'll know what the heck you are talking about! Hahaha :)
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