"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." - Marilyn Monroe
Okay, I am going to keep it short today - I don't know about you, but I have a lot of baking and festivities going on today. But I want to wish you all very happy holidays, whatever/whenever/however you celebrate.
You know, it's funny, with all of the hustle and bustle and decorating and presents that goes on, it's so easy to forget what Christmas is really about. I think that can happen no matter what holiday you celebrate. To be honest, when I was little, the presents were the exciting part. I still love them, but somewhere along the line, things change. Why do we spend so much time and money and effort, for just one holiday, if it seems to stress people out so much?
After a month full of wrapping, baking, and shopping, I'm starting to get it. At the risk of sounding like a cheesy Christmas movie - maybe the holidays do mean something more. I guess maybe it's not so much about what you do, but why you do it. It's not just making sugar cookies - it's the fact that we make them together, as a tradition. It's not about buying presents for the gift exchange - it's celebrating how much fun us cousins have when we're together any day of the year. And it's about enjoying simple pleasures - candy canes, gingerbread houses, lights on the tree. Celebrating love, and celebrating life - all that we're blessed with in the last year. That's what Christmas means to me.
What about you, FG? What do your holiday celebrations mean to you? What are your favorite parts?
I hope that wherever the holidays bring you, you get the chance to celebrate your year, FG. You deserve it!
