I'm sitting here on the day after Christmas rifling through different emotions. As I look back on yesterday, I am so happy. Everyone loved their presents that I gave them. I did not win the Christmas pickle tradition, but am happy that Chantal was victorious. Christmas Eve Eve brought many friends to us that made me smile. The food was delicious, and the happiness that my family got from the beautiful meal my mom put together was overwhelming. I am, as always, blown away by the amazing gifts my friends and family thought of to give me. And nothing beats those moments when Fiancé would look at me and pull me in for a hug or a kiss, and all I could feel in those were love and joy.
But now it's the day after Christmas. The lights lose a bit of their sparkle. The apartment looks like a tornado ran through it between the craziness leading up to Christmas, and the returning back home with almost as much stuff as we left with. There is a ton of delicious food in the house- most of which I will feel guilty for eating in the next few days. I miss having 2 fluffy puppies always getting in my face for rubs or playtime. There's just a general feeling that this season went by too fast, and that somehow I didn't enjoy it enough in the moment.
The good thing is that I still have a week of vacation. Today is jam packed with friends and stuff to do. Tomorrow we will see Nicks family again. There is wedding planning to do, a day of reading on the couch, and figuring out New Years Eve. Now I'm sitting here wondering if I will get time to relax...
The moments that made me happiest were the simple ones. Seeing my mom's face as we sat down for dinner and how good the meal was. My sister fist-bumping me for "winning at Christmas". My dads smile and laugh when he opened up the game I got for him and my mother. Nick pulling me in for a hug. Texts from my friend Jess about her narwhal slippers, and texts from my friend Billy about his Christmas. It wasn't the big crazy moments. It was the small simple ones. It was the feelings of contentment, and being with the people who matter.
So overall, I guess after writing it out, I'm feeling extremely happy about Christmas. There is a small lingering sadness that it's over, but otherwise I am excited to get my vacation going!
What was your favorite part of Christmas?
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