Comments on: Christmas http://celera.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/christmas/ Read. Comment. Relax. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:11:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shane http://celera.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/christmas/#comment-124 Shane Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:54:09 +0000 http://celera.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/christmas/#comment-124 I always liked christmas as a kid. I would leave for school one day some time after turkey day, and come home to a fully decorated house smelling of snickerdoodles. It was magical, mostly because my mom lives in a world of fairies and rainbow jumping unicorns. No, she's not on meds, she's just naturally like that hehe. In fact I took special pause the year I wasn't really excited about christmas a few years back... I was at the age where I should have probably brought gifts with me, but everyone understood I could barely eat, let alone get gifts. Once upon a time I woke my little sisters up at 5am with a flashlight to go downstairs and witness the splendor that Santa had bestowed upon us. I hope someday I'll pass that on to my kid(s) while at the same time instilling the real reasons we're happy during that time. I think our new christmas suits us more and more as we get older. Our family just kicks back and exchanges gifts christmas eve and then we go our own way the next day to catch a movie and chinese food... or in Rach and I's case, some quality Lebonese fare out in Long Beach. Anyway, I'm glad that the holiday has come full circle with you and that it was an enjoyable, relaxing time. Well, as relaxing as it could be. I'm going to have to remember doing donations in a workplace if I ever get to a place that has enough people... getting some heartless $20 useless thing seems just plain silly in comparison. I always liked christmas as a kid. I would leave for school one day some time after turkey day, and come home to a fully decorated house smelling of snickerdoodles. It was magical, mostly because my mom lives in a world of fairies and rainbow jumping unicorns. No, she’s not on meds, she’s just naturally like that hehe. In fact I took special pause the year I wasn’t really excited about christmas a few years back… I was at the age where I should have probably brought gifts with me, but everyone understood I could barely eat, let alone get gifts. Once upon a time I woke my little sisters up at 5am with a flashlight to go downstairs and witness the splendor that Santa had bestowed upon us. I hope someday I’ll pass that on to my kid(s) while at the same time instilling the real reasons we’re happy during that time.

I think our new christmas suits us more and more as we get older. Our family just kicks back and exchanges gifts christmas eve and then we go our own way the next day to catch a movie and chinese food… or in Rach and I’s case, some quality Lebonese fare out in Long Beach.

Anyway, I’m glad that the holiday has come full circle with you and that it was an enjoyable, relaxing time. Well, as relaxing as it could be. I’m going to have to remember doing donations in a workplace if I ever get to a place that has enough people… getting some heartless $20 useless thing seems just plain silly in comparison.

]]> By: Tom Twaiten http://celera.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/christmas/#comment-121 Tom Twaiten Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:48:06 +0000 http://celera.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/christmas/#comment-121 A very interesting reminiscence. While I've always enjoyed Christmas, partly for the music, it was never that big a deal in our family. But I've often thought how nice it would be if all that love and good will that is generated at Christmas could be spread more evenly throughout the year. But then maybe the stress would be distributed too, so maybe it wouldn't be such a good thing. Heifer International is a new one to me. Sounds like a good charity. A very interesting reminiscence. While I’ve always enjoyed Christmas, partly for the music, it was never that big a deal in our family. But I’ve often thought how nice it would be if all that love and good will that is generated at Christmas could be spread more evenly throughout the year. But then maybe the stress would be distributed too, so maybe it wouldn’t be such a good thing.

Heifer International is a new one to me. Sounds like a good charity.

]]> By: Polrena http://celera.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/christmas/#comment-120 Polrena Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:13:48 +0000 http://celera.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/christmas/#comment-120 Merry Christmas to you! It sounds like you've got the meaning of it in your heart- the rest of the trimmings and wrappings, so to speak, don't matter =) Yay for Heifer International! Still one of my favorite charities, too. Merry Christmas to you! It sounds like you’ve got the meaning of it in your heart- the rest of the trimmings and wrappings, so to speak, don’t matter =)

Yay for Heifer International! Still one of my favorite charities, too.

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