~The Holidays~

 I'm excited about the Holiday's but I feel that any stress surrounding your life can take away from the "holiday spirit" or the fun of what the holidays can be. Can it be as you get older, the feeling and excitement of the holidays are less than they used to be when you're younger? I feel you can continue to have the holiday spirit no matter what age, it's just a matter of where your life is as an adult rather than a kid that can take away from the fun. Now, of course, not Everyone's childhood is the same, maybe the holidays weren't that exciting as a kid for some. 

I remember being a little kid and when I saw my mom take out the "Christmas box" I was instantly excited.  I Remember how the Christmas tree smelled including the ornaments, it sparks so much nostalgia. 

We still have most of the ornaments as well. Which continues to spark nostalgia the older I get. I remember looking forward to seeing all the gifts under the tree and wondering which gift could be my new Build-a-Bear, or Barbie that I had asked and hoped for. Now on my  Christmas list, I want an ice machine for my dorm. As a little kid that would have been the most boring Christmas gift and 7-year-old me would even wonder who would want that as a gift. You would not have been able to convince me.

It's just amazing how your perspective on the holidays can change as you get older. Growing up I would watch movies about adults losing the Christmas spirit, but I would never think too much about it and just be glad that I was a kid in that moment. Now I rewatch those movies. I realize what they mean by becoming an adult and losing that Christmas spirit. We get so lost in what's going on in our life, our chores and tasks, that it can be hard to step aside of course when the holidays come around, we get lost in being busy and stressed. I'm still looking forward to all the fun things about Christmas when it comes down to it. whether that's putting up the tree, or with my family putting up lights as well. Now I can shop for family and friends more than I could before. I find new ways now to appreciate and celebrate the holidays.