Staying indoor has been a Christmas tradition for my family, we eat, chat, and watch movies all through the holiday. Every celebration has been awesome with the family and I would trade anything just to make sure I do not miss the holiday moment with them.
Talking about one Christmas distinct memory, I can't recall anything spectacular that has happened to me on Christmas. I barely go out on that day and as a kid, the tasks I had to do that day were to take food packages to people who were always expecting my mom's food and for me to eat as much as I can.
As an adult, I spend time in the kitchen while my younger siblings do the sharing so all I do is eat and relax.
On two several occasions, the Christmas celebration could have been a grand one but things didn't go as planned, I don't if things just didn't go well naturally or if it is the family's fate.
I mentioned in my previous post how I went with the family to Maryland mall, what we experience that day was a hell of traffic, and to make things worse, the place was filled up with people who came for the Christmas fair as well.
It was so congested that we had to wait for people to get out of the eateries so we could get a seat. We eventually got takeaway and wished we didn't even leave the house in the first place.
Another experience was in the mid-2000, my dad came around and decided to take the family out on a beach threat. We were so excited because it's been years since we saw him. Spending time with him meant a lot to us then, I and my siblings were looking forward to the outing.
He sent my mom some money to prepare lots of rice, chicken, and drinks. Mom started her preparation a day before Christmas, it was quite easy for her because she is a caterer.
Very early on the 25th of December, she completed preparing the food, and made sure that our family friends who were going with us were prepared.
We were ready at 8 am, we loaded the food in the vehicle waiting for my dad. Hours passed and he didn't show up, they suggested we went without him but we(his family) were disappointed. Going to the beach wasn't the big deal, spending time with him as a family was what mattered. We just wanted to feel the presence of our dad around and we didn't get to go.
The food and drinks were later shared in the neighborhood, we had more than enough so mom gave out almost everything. He actually apologized but it meant nothing and we haven't had a celebration as a whole family since then.
Every Christmas memory is special because of the family bonding we get to do. Family means everything to me and I will just continue looking forward to celebrating with them every year.
I don't know what the future holds but my biggest celebration will be taking my family on a vacation abroad. Mom deserves it, I wish to send her probably to Jerusalem someday for Christmas and it would be fun if we can go as a family.
That would be a distinct Christmas memory and as it is now, Christmas is a celebration that gives the family to bond again.
Thanks for reading.
