The Christmas season is one of the times when we create beautiful memories, moments we look back on later in life just like many of us are doing now because of the Hive Learners prompt. These memories are always beautiful because it's the season of celebration and there are a lot of things to be happy about.
Unlike many people who always have a lot to say when asked about their Christmas fondest memories, I have just a few because although I create memories but they are similar since I have a fixed Christmas routine and it prevents me from trying new things. I have heard and read about people visiting the village which I haven't done during the Christmas season before, no vacations and it's just me celebrating with my family.
One of those beautiful Christmas moments I had happened over two decades now when my family went to the beach. It's been a while but the memory remains fresh in my head because it was one of our best times together as a family, we went to the beach to have fun which was awesome.
I have written about this a few times and do not intend to write it again so I will share a different beautiful Christmas moment I had most recently.
I mentioned earlier that Christmas is always the same for me just because I am stuck to one routine but someone came into my family and made us break that routine that year. I met my fiancee at school and from the very first hello, I told my mom about her.
My mom is a mother who always loves to know everything happening in her kids life and we also don't hesitate to share with her because she's the best and wouldn't mislead us. Immediately after I told my mom about my fiancee, she took her number from me and always checked up on her. My mom and fiancée became close buddies even before they met since they spoke on the phone from time to time and one fateful Christmas, my fiancee decided to meet my family.
I didn't believe her when she informed me about her plans because, despite the bond she had created with my mom virtually, she was still very nervous about meeting her. My fiancee knew my mom to be a very strict woman so she was worried that mom might not like some things about her when they met physically. We spoke about her visiting briefly but I wasn't looking forward to it since I didn't know it would happen soon.
That year, my family had planned as usual. We gathered all that we needed throughout that day because we barely stepped out on Christmas day. The only duty that takes us outdoor is when we need to take food to our friends houses.
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We were preparing when I called my fiancee to wish her a celebration and asked where she was because I expected her to be at her mom's place too. She said she was preparing to come to celebrate with my family and sounded very real this time so I gave her a description.
It was her first time coming to the trenches so I had to go pick her up from Oshodi. I didn't believe it was happening and the excitement was a huge one for me. For the first time as an adult, I went a very long distance on Christmas Day and saw how things looked away from my environment.
On returning with my fiancee, we chatted a lot on the bus. We went to a store to get some drinks and she also got a gift for every member of my family. Upon getting home, my family was excited and eager to meet my fiancee as well...
My mom has very few friends and considers her children as friends. We are all boys and having my fiancee among us that day made her so happy. We wined and dined together, it was always the same routine every Christmas but my fiancee's presence changed everything. We saw a movie together and later in the evening, we went to an eatery to have ice cream which was sponsored by my mom because she loved my fiancee a lot. I didn't know what they discussed in her room and all I knew was that they bonded even better than when they only spoke on the phone.
That Christmas felt different, it was a new moment for not just me but for my fiancee as well who always said that since her grandmother died, Christmas wasn't the same for her anymore. We all had different reasons and approaches towards Christmas which remains intact to date.
Christmas is fast approaching and we are looking forward to celebrating together again which will be so much fun for me. I don't know what this Christmas has in store for me but I bet that it's nothing less than more beautiful memories to keep and reflect on in the future.
