I can't believe it but Christmas decorations are on sale at Alco! I figured that was the final signal that yeah its October and time to start thinking about the upcoming holidays. I want to hear everyone's favorite memories from Christmas at Mom and Dad's house. The good ol' 4-3-1. Here are a few of mine.
1. Singing all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth- without any front teeth! (I am not sure why this memory sticks out in my mind but it does.)
2. Always reading the real Christmas story before opening presents. (I like that now but hated it growing up. Why is Mom always right?)
3. The time we got stuck while trying to take breakfast Christmas morning. It was a blizzard outside and we drove the gray honda. Go figure.
4. One night around Christmas time when we were probably 8 and 11, Jill and I were at home alone and we made microwave popcorn and then put butter on it and ate it by the Christmas tree.
5. Of course "the mountain of presents." I love opening them one by one and seeing what everyone else got. I also love when the stacks of presents look like the T-mobile signal bars. Kevin stack getting the best service in all areas... (no complaints)
6. Scrooge with popcorn
7. All aspects of twelve days.
8. New York trip from Mom and Jill.
9. Caroling with the neighborhood and then eating glazed doughnuts and drinking hot chocolate at Lovell's
10. Charades!!
11. Spending the last three Christmas' in a row at mom and dad's - i just can't let go.
12. The smell of wassel and sugar cookies; pine trees (even if its just candles) and hot cocoa with candy canes in it, chocolate oranges real oranges and all the other smells of Christmas. Seeing Christmas lights and listening to Christmas music everyday for a month and getting a kiss everytime I see miseltoe!! I love Christmas!!
Mostly I love remembering Christmas because it's the time of year when people are giving loving and happy. There is hope in dark eyes and peace in just knowing that the Savior was born and he will come again.
I can't wait to hear yours!
love
Jen
