When you're a child there is all the excitement of Christmas day where you can't sleep the night before and when you do, you wake up incredibly early to find whether Santa has come and left you presents. But as the years go by, the changes to Christmas Day are unavoidable. I wanted to explore these today:
♥You no longer want to stay up.
By the time you get to an age where you treasure sleep, the idea of waiting up for "Santa" is no longer appealing. I will be going to bed early on Christmas Eve IF I'm not out drinking because I need my beauty sleep. I like to go out drinking on Christmas Eve and see Christmas Day in merry.
♥You no longer wake up at the crack of dawn.
I don't know about you, but sometimes it takes me a while to wake up for Christmas. I don't sleep in for hours but I don't wake up quickly at all. I don't see the point because I know the truth about Father Christmas and it does ruin the magic of the whole day. You don't have that childhood excitement anymore about the thought of one man visiting every house at night.
♥You realise how much Christmas costs.
As much as everyone likes buying gifts for their loved ones, there is something that makes you want to cry about giving away things that cost you a lot of money. I always think of presents I want to give people based on what they like hoping that I will get it right but my bank balance does cry because of it. This has been my biggest spend for Christmas this year and I did have a little silent weep to myself about this fact.
♥You want to eat your vegetables.
It may just be me because I'm weird but I really do love my vegetables especially on Christmas, and even those smelly brussel sprouts. I have found that as I've got older, I eat the vegetables first because I like the taste of them rather than getting them out of the way to get on to the good stuff. Perhaps I am just weird but the more vegetables the better!
♥You definitely do want the day to end at some point.
When you're a child, the best thing ever would be that Christmas Day would continue forever and that everyday was Christmas. But as you get older, and the idea of sitting around eating your body weight in food and having slight family arguments everyday is definitely not the way you want to live your life. You enjoy the day and look forward to the next year for Christmas but you definitely are happy to see the end of the day.
But some things will NEVER change...
♥You always want presents.
No matter how old you are, the thought of ripping open wrapping paper to reveal a present is always exciting enough to make you want to continue celebrating Christmas no matter how many arguments there are or how much money you spend. There's no denying it that Christmas is one of the best holidays because you give and receive.
♥Pigs in blankets will always be the best part of Christmas dinner.
It is my favourite part and I love those little porky delights. I always leave them to the end because I love them so much. I could dedicate a whole blog to pigs in blankets if I had to. They are deliciously divine.
♥Family is everything.
Christmas Day is nothing without family, and this year my Christmas Day is going to be extremely different because for the first year, my Nan and Grandad aren't around. It's going to be incredibly sad and I can't believe that they won't be here. I sometimes secretly fool myself into believing that they'll be there just to make myself feel better about them being gone. I know they'll be there in my thoughts and heart but it's not the same and I know I'm going to miss them a thousand times more than I already do.
Enjoy your Christmas today, Nan and Grandad; we miss and love you very much.
What are you special Christmas traditions? Let me know!
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