Remember as a kid how excited you were going to bed the night before Christmas, and how you thought you'd never be able to sleep? These are some of my fondest childhood memories....
The flurry of emotions you felt when you woke up on Christmas morning, the questions that raced through your head; Did Santa come? Should I get up or wait for everyone else to get up? Does Santa think I was good all year? Is it really only 5:30 in the morning?
Yes, people, I am the child who awoke every Christmas morning at 5:30 a.m.... much to my family's dismay.... the excitement was always too much for me.... so much so that my mother had to finally tell Santa to leave my stocking on the end of my bed just so my head wouldn't explode having to wait for everyone else to wake up.
And believe me, I tore into that little red sock with the white fuzzy fur trim like a dog ripping into his new chew toy.... And it didn't matter to me that it was eerily filled with things that looked like they came from our kitchen.... Santa left it for me. That was all that mattered. Santa knew I was a good girl and was awarding me with nuts-in-the-shell, a big juicy orange and both hard and chewy candies that had the power to excavate any dentistry that called your mouth home.... I didn't care that the only thing in the stocking I really liked was the orange. It was mine, and Santa placed it SPECIAL.... just for ME. I mattered enough to him.... I was happy.
These feelings have NEVER escaped me.... still, I go to bed the night before, and wake up Christmas morning with the same butterfly-in-my-stomach feeling.... only these days, I'm excited and overwhelmed that my children get to have the same feelings I did.... The comfort in knowing that someone thinks you are the most SPECIALIST person in the world....
Merry Christmas little monkeys, I hope the memories we make will give you a lifetime of warmth and hugs.... I love you all to the moon....
And Merry Christmas to all of you.... I hope your holidays are filled with love and family and laughter.... cheers and have a fantastic night before ;)
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