I've never been a fan of the holidays - it has always just seemed like an overrated time of the year where everyone pretends to like each other. It's nice sometimes because people are actually making an attempt to treat each other like human beings. But it's also the time of year that people are trampling each other for cheap televisions - so it's an all around confusing time of the year.
For someone who has literally never been excited for the holidays, I am incredibly excited this year. I have been excited for this Christmas since I met my boyfriend in February. Something I have always wanted is to spend the holidays with someone I loved and it's just never happened for me. This year I finally get my wish.
Christmas is not about buying each other gifts, it's about spending time with the people you love and actually want to spend time with. I have romanticized Christmas for many years because my teenage years were spent watching movies like Love Actually and Bridget Jones Diary and honestly, I'm a bit of a hopeless romantic.
As I've gotten older and significantly less angsty, I've learned to appreciate the simple things. Growing up, like most kids, it WAS about presents. It was about running down the steps as soon as the sun came up to find presents up to the ceiling. I've found that finding someone you love to spend the holidays with is the adult equivalent to that childhood moment of tearing gift after gift open.
I'm called cheesy constantly for this. But every day is like unwrapping another gift because every day I get to spend with him is another day that I am thankful for and better than any material item anyone could give me.
Our first Christmas is something that we will remember for the rest of our lives and it'll be nice. There isn't much else to say except that I'm excited and I hope that there are many more after this.
For anyone else celebrating a first Christmas with a loved one or just love spending the holidays with them, what is your favorite part of the holidays with them? What are your favorite firsts? Comment them!
