Yay, tis the Season to be jolly.....
I do love this time of year, all the pretty sparkly baubles, the pretty bows and ribbons and yes I get overexcited.. Hubby gets very grumpy as I am always first up on Christmas morning and that's generally after about 2 hours of interrupted, waiting for Santa sleep!!!! .... and it's not for me - I love seeing others faces as they open their gifts...
Christmas Day is the one day of the year where TV is banned, we sit around playing games and when the kiddies are in bed then we get the cards out or the Trivial Pursuit and drink and chat and generally be silly...
Has it changed since I was a child, well yes, firstly the family has shrunk, as my Sister, Brother and I have married and had children we've done different things, so we rarely get together on Christmas Day, but we do get together on Old Years Night...........
Has Christmas become more commercialised, I don't know, as a child, teenager, young adult - I can't remember seeing all the adverts on the TV - but that's because I rarely watched it......
I remember as a child that Christmas started on my Dad's birthday 16th December - the Saturday closest to that day was the day the tree (Old Faithful) was put up - and it was an honour to be asked to hang the baubles and the same baubles went on year after year ......... I still look for them now - when my daughter and my Dad do the tree ......... bookworm was always my favourite :-)!!
Ahh, the memories, the fun, the laughter - these are the blessings of Christmas for me ......... and this year I hope to make more memories for my family and for me!!
love and bright blessings to all
bunni x x x
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