We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Every year before the holidays everyone seems to be scurrying around trying to find the perfect decorations, gifts, and food in order to have a wonderful Christmas with their families. In my eyes, simply having my family with me all together on that one day means the world to me. I mean of course the presents and food is great to have too, but when everyone gets together on Christmas day nothing else seems to matter. With Grandma and Aunt Shelly knitting in the living room, the little ones playing out in the snow, and the others playing Pictionary in the kitchen there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be. Every Christmas my family and I head up to Brainerd for the week until New Years comes around. Every other year my Cousins from Texas take a two-day trip to visit us up here in Minnesota.  The seven of them stay at my family’s guest cabin on Horseshoe Lake for the week that they are here. It is such a special treat for us to have them come up here because we all get along so well and we really have a great time together. On this side I have a total of 12 cousins including Lilyanna, a fairly new addition to our family. There is never a time where we feel bored when we are all together. This year, our Christmas is going to be very different considering my much-loved uncle passed away in the spring. It has been a rough 8 months for us all but he is always in our hearts and prayers and his joyful humorous spirit will stay with us forever.

When the big day finally comes we all head over to grandmas house for a dinner/lunch (linner) of prime rib and potatoes. At Night all of us go to a movie late at night as a Christmas tradition. Throughout the week we usually spend our time at the cabin snowmobiling, sledding, and snowboarding in the yard and because I only get to see my cousins twice every other year, I always stay up late with them every night. Even though it may not be the best idea, it is still worth it. I hope that this Christmas will be filled with joy for everyone and that everyone can get the chance to spend some time with his or her families. Merry Christmas Everyone!