I am not really asking for much this year. What do I even want? I don't need anything, I have everything I want. Clothes, I guess. I know some girls are asking for a lot of make up but I am not really into makeup like that. I am just so torn on what to put on my christmas list. Then, I remembered, there is something I want for Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is to be with my siblings, my family, and my dog. I just want to decorate the tree with all of my grade school ornaments we were forced to make back then. Build a gingerbread house and attempt to make it look good. I just want to be home in time to be able to pick out a tree and experience Christmas for how it used to be. I don't want to spend December trying to make a list of all these materialistic items I find on the internet. I want snow. Not too much, but the "Christmas" amount. I want hot chocolate with my mom watching 25 Days of Christmas on ABC Family (Freeform is not a thing in my mind). I want to wrap up the gifts I bought for my siblings. Watching them happy for something they wanted so bad makes me happier than opening my own gifts.
I want to buy a small gift for someone random, to make their day. Stop by a local soup kitchen to show myself how good I really have it. I want to build a snowman outside. I just want happiness. All I want for Christmas is a reminder of why I am here and what this holiday is for. Of course some clothes and heels would be nice. Some nice perfume or electronics are great. But, this year is different.
Getting older for some people lets them lose the spirit in Christmas. I want a childhood christmas this year. I want to wear matching pajamas and watch the 24/7 holiday special of A Christmas Story. Bring back old holiday traditions that have faded over the years. Leave a note for Santa, with some cookies and milk. I want to go to bed early and a sleep in the same room with all my siblings. I want to wake up at six o'clock in the morning, so eager to go downstairs. 
Things change, and life gets in the way. Traditions change and are tweaked to fit the situation for the Christmas holiday. This year I may not be able to get all that I asked for. I may not be able to keep all those traditions, and I might not get what I DO ask for on my Christmas list. So, Santa (if you are reading this) I will just ask this one thing this year. I just want a year of full Christmas spirit back filled with happiness and my family. What else do I need. Coming home from college after those near-death killing finals, one can only ask for this wish. I just want my family and holiday cheer.
