"Tradition"
(I'm posting this for yesterday, but writing from today's perspective)
7:30am, wake up for no reason. No alarm, not hungry, but Christmas music immediately fills my head! As I lay there trying to go back to sleep, I'm immediately filled with giddiness for the sole fact that tomorrow is Christmas Eve! I toss and turn and manage to get a little more sleep, but the whole time, I'm just day dreaming (and dreaming) about Christmas. I know things change as you get older, but one thing I've tried to do was keep the love of Christmas in my heart. I keep it in my heart all year round! That's why I listen to the music throughout the fall. That's why I love to shower people with gifts. The mere fact that at 20yrs old, I can wake up and be giddy about the fact that tomorrow is Christmas Eve, fills me with joy! I look forward to celebrating with family and friends, giving gifts, and remembering why Jesus came. All this to say, I'm looking forward to the next couple days, to the new traditions we start as a growing family, and the old ones we cling to from our own families. As it is, I can taste Christmas breakfast already...it'll be a hard wait for another 48hrs. 😉
"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
~ Charles Dickens
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