ho ho ho merry christmas!! (Christmas in General)

Member Name: sparky111

Product:	Christmas in General
Date:	22/10/08 (43 review reads)
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Advantages: spending time with loved ones

Disadvantages: none to me

What is christmas all about?

For me its a time for families to get together, i find it a special time, and so look forward to seeing my daughter get up so exited knowing santa has come.

It wasnt always like that for me, when i was a child christmas wasnt made a big thing, i would get exited knowing there were presents under the tree from father christmas, but as a tradition in my family me,my brother my mum and step father would take in turns to open our presents, then wait patiently while others opened theirs, then once dinner was over with my mum and step father would have an afternoon nap, while me and my brother played with our toys.

The change in christmas for me came when i started having christmas with my husbands family, they made it into a really big event, with lots of family round, then games played after dinner with the children, it was made into a real fun time, and not just christmas day but the whole christmas period.

Even the lead up is so different, me and my sister in law have a christmas shopping day out, where we look for presents then have a meal after, we have done that for about 7 years now, and its something i really look forward to, also taking my daughter to visit santa with my mother in law, everything is family time, its lovely.

Since having my daughter, i have made christmas the same for her, we always make mince pies and leave one out christmas eve for santa, and a carrot for rudolph from start to finish we have fun, even though me and my husband are no longer together, i still have christmas with his family, my sister in law does christmas day for everyone and i then do the same on boxing day.

I look forward to having many more family christmas's for years to come with each one being as special.

Hope you have a good christmas too.

Summary: fun fun fun