Do You Have A Magic Holiday Memory?

romanigypsyeyes
Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:09:32 +0000

I love Christmas at my house, and even when I moved away, I always come back to help my mom decorate. All of our decorations and ornament have a special story behind them (nothing was just randomly bought because it “looked pretty” or whatever- they’re all gifts or have special stories attached to them). While I know the stories by heart (20 years of hearing stories will do that to ya), I love listening to my mom explain each decoration as it goes out and then my dad explaining each and every ornament.

My favorite story, by far, is the one of the stupid skinny Santa. My dad was not a Christmas person, but my mom (and I) LOVE Christmas. So, for their first Christmas together when they were dating, he bought her this skinny Santa statue. The thing is UGLY- I literally cannot explain how ugly this thing is. Every year, my mom puts it out somewhere prominent and my dad takes it and hides it. My mom finds it and puts it back, and inevitably an argument ensues about how my dad doesn’t want it out because it’s ugly and my mom keeps saying “It’s fine, it’s not ugly, we’re putting it here.” It goes back and forth throughout the whole Christmas season. I haven’t the faintest idea of why I enjoy that so much, but it’s been going on my whole life and it wouldn’t be Christmas without the stupid skinny Santa fights.

Also, when I was about 4, my dad got me a book that had my name in it (it was one of those specially made ones so my name, our pets’ names, and my sister’s name were all incorporated into the story and illustrations). He reads it to me every Christmas Eve night, even now. I remember loving it as a kid, fighting it as a teenager (which I regret), and look forward to it now as an adult. I even grab my old stuffed animal, cuddle up with my dog, and listen along to the book. This year, I was supposed to work Christmas Eve night, but I gave it up to work on Christmas day just to go home and listen to the book.