I haven't even carved my pumpkin yet! #Octsnowber
As I stood there and watched it I started wondering how long I would really be in New York. I'm almost confident I will be spending Thanksgiving here with my NY family, but will I be home in time for Christmas in Tennessee?
Christmas is always so chaotic for me. It's insane, but truthfully...I love it. It's so easy to get caught up on gifts. What am I going to buy this person? How am I going to afford to buy this for that person?... and 'God I hope this person doesn't get me anything, b/c I don't want to have to buy them a present too. Come on you all know you've had that same thought about someone.
As stressful as that can get for some people I'm so blessed that it's all about 'family' with my family. On my mom's side, every since I can remember all the way up to last year my cousins and my sibs would make up funny skits with character names like "Barbara Bouffant' and Reggie Redman the Reindeer Racer' and then perform them for the remainder of the family. We all laugh and snicker as our grandpa tries to seriously tell the story of Jesus and the true meaning of Christmas. No one in my family can be serious. We are the people that inappropriately laugh at funerals. We play tons of games some involve wrapping each other up in wrapping paper and others building a Christmas tree out of cookies. Playing 'Dirty Santa' is always a real treat. You never know who is going to end up with the envious Starbucks giftcard or the pack of Gillette
So as I stood in Barnes & Noble staring out the window, watching the snow fall, reminiscing on all these past times and asking myself questions about how this Christmas will play out for me and hoping I would make it home in time for Christmas, I reminded myself of something a dear friend of mine told me before I left for NY. She said, "Go make memories." So whether I'm here in New York or at home in Tennessee, that's exactly what I'm choosing to do.
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