happy boxing day to you all!
ahhh… it seems i missed the ‘merry Christmas’ post… but let me wish you all a Merry Christmas anyways, just because. who cares if it’s a day late? you might not have read my site yesterday anyways =)
so, yah, merry Christmas!
and boxing day.... i think i’ve always enjoyed this day because it’s after the stress of making the holidays but all the family is just sitting around hanging out enjoying everyone’s company. this is the stuff that life is made of! no running back to work, no worrying about cooking enough food, none of the stresses that accompany the hectic holidays but instead the actual enjoyment of it all.
as for the family that i celebrated with, it was at my cousins’ house, with their siblings and children and the matriarch of their family. my parents showed up at one point during the day and they left, and my brother wasn’t there. it’s interesting to me, because i was at kat’s house on Christmas eve and she called her brother and sister-in-law up and told them that they better spend the night there so their family could be together when they wake up on Christmas morning. their traditions are still going… while my family has grown up and moved on. there is less incentive for me to drive out and be a child again in my family traditions, and instead, i feel myself wondering when my own future family will start to grow and create traditions of our own. i don’t necessarily think i’m in a rush to create my own family right now, but i think it’s a result of being part of a family that no longer celebrates the holidays like a family. regardless of which, i love them and i’m not complaining about it (although this post and the previous one together have shown how it’s made me reflect on the changes), i’m just noting the changes that have happened and the effect they have on my life. i also love my extended family and i love that i can be part of them as if i were a sister and not a cousin. we had wonderful food and shared good times playing games (oh, that’s what was in the wrapped present! yay!!!!) and just enjoying each others company.
and today i’ve spent time with my parents helping them move and we’re gonna go out to eat later, so that’ll be fun!
I think this time of year really evokes those feelings - of family, tradition, change. I too have found I reflect on what I do want, what I think I want (in regards to family and being together)... It’s a good post. It sounds like with the moving, that boxing day, is even more, well… boxy!!! Hope your new Year is wonderful, and, by the way… Michele sent me!
Posted by jennyonthespot on 12/27 at 12:22 PMOh lol, so did you like it? You should call me sometime!! I miss ya!
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