Christmas…the most chill day of the year, at least for my family. I freakin love Christmas, like more than any other holiday. It’s the one day of the year when I can relax and not feel pressure to do anything and I love it. For me, it’s not about the presents, but about spending time with my family and being grateful for all that I have been given. We should not be focused on giving and receiving presents, but rather spending time with those that we love the most.
Christmas makes me happy for so many different reasons, mainly because everyone around me seems to get along better than every other day of the year. There aren’t really any fights and everyone is enjoying each other’s company. Christmas also makes me happy because you have can wear your pajamas all day long and there’s no pressure to be someone you’re not. Matching pajamas with my entire extended family really is my fave, except when a certain someone wears jeans under their pajamas because they’re a Grinch (cough, cough Dad).
These matching pajamas have now become a big part of our family Christmas tradition, but we have so many more as well. Every family has traditions and Christmas seems to be the one time when every single person wants to participate in these traditions and doesn’t seem to complain when they have to. The time leading up to Christmas might be incredibly stressful, but when December 25 rolls around, the whole world seems to slow down and everyone can relax.
From matching pajamas to the triduum of Christmas, the 3 days before Christmas that I see my family 24/7, to endless food, somehow this one day makes everything seem totally worth it. The presents on Christmas are like an added bonus, and whether you believe that we should “put the Christ back in Christmas” or in the more secular version of the holiday, everyone should believe that Christmas is about spending time with people you love. Quite simply, Christmas makes me happy and makes me realize what’s really important in life. I hope you all had a merry and happy holiday, and let us hope that 2017 is way better than 2016!!
