Christmas Past

When I was little, everything was about Christmas, growing up in a Spanish heritage family, made the holiday extra special.

I can remember as a little girl watching as the holiday came near, how my family would do certain things as our tradition, my Aunt Anna would get the big box of Christmas decorations out and do the tree herself, while my other Aunt and I watched, and knowing that the same spot every year on our coffe table was where the gingerbread house would sit with a lit little candle.

My Grandma would be upstairs, making and a baking away, those are the kind of scents that we never loose around this time of year.

I remeber waking up the next morning and wanting to rip open the presents, but my Popo would make us wait until we had all eaten breakfast, there were times that he would make us sweat a little bit longer,

I remeber one year when I was very very little I had recieved clothes I was so disappionted, now that seems to be all I want !

Now 25 years later I have nothing but strong memories and a little sadness in my heart, but greatfullness fully over takes me, this year to me really isnt about recieving, I really dont care if I get nothing, I still will be happy just to know that what I have is my family starting from my Popo all the way down to my lil brother.

The ride down memory lane is only a memory now, but I'm glad that I still have it, to look back on and start the same kind of things with my family.