Well, I just realized that it's already December 9th, and I have not felt very festive, as of yet. That is why, starting right now, I am going to begin my festive-ness, and to signify that, I decided that I should probably blog about it. So that begs the question; what do I like most about the holiday season?
There are an endless number of possible answers to that question, due to the fact that so much goes on between Thanksgiving and New Years. To start off, we have the most important day of the year- December 21st- right in the middle of the Christmas Joy and Holiday shopping. The 21st is my birthday, and in all seriousness, it ends up being just another day. Having a birthday so close to Christmas is one of the worst things in the world. It sounds selfish, but think about it for a second. People think that because your birthday is close to Christmas, you get double the presents. That's actually the opposite. No matter what my parents say, I ALWAYS am the first one done opening gifts on Christmas morning because the presents really just get drawn out between the two days. Also, you have to wait 300+ days to get anything! People who have birthdays in June and July are lucky because they get to get presents exactly halfway through the year, so it doesn't seem as long. These seem like selfish reasons, but it just stinks, really. Also, because my birthday is so close to Christmas, everyone travels away for the holidays, so it make it hard to have family or friends over around my birthday. I just hate it. I don't like being a Christmas baby
But ANYWAY, I should get back to the main point of this blog. We have established that my birthday is not my favorite part of the Christmas season. I should probably cut New Years out of the equation as well, because I just never really enjoy it. I don't drink or party or anything, so there's almost no point to New Years eve. I do like looking forward to a brand new year, and a new slate on January 1st, but that's just because I'm sentimental. I really like opening presents on Christmas, but I can't say that's my favorite part. I mean, I like getting stuff, sure. I can't sit here and say that I don't, because I do. But that's not what I look forward to during the Holiday season, because I think that that is selfish and materialistic. People who just talk about getting stuff really annoy me. I like giving more than I like getting. One of my favorite Christmas traditions is cutting down the Christmas tree as a family. We don't get to do it as a whole family anymore, because my sister gets home late for the holidays, but I still enjoy it. I like making cookies, as well, but that's mainly just because I like to bake. I don't really decorate the tree much anymore, but I still look forward to putting a few ornaments on this year. I guess the best part of the Holiday season, for me, is being around my family and the feeling we all get on Christmas morning. I still cannot sleep on Christmas eve; I'm just a little kid on the inside. It is just a magical feeling waking up early and getting excited to go downstairs and see what's under the tree. But being around my family is what makes it the best. Happy Holidays.
FESTIVENESS
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