Well Thanksgiving came and went so fast. We had Thanksgiving again at our house, (I love having it here) I just wish we would have more people show up. It was just my family that came over but it was nice to have them here even though I wanted to strangle a few during the day.
I can say that I am finally done with decorating the inside of the house for Christmas, I just have to get started with the outside (sigh).
Even though I love Christmas, the reason behind Christmas and the tree, the decorations and the music, it makes you feel mellow about the season and it makes me feel good about sharing and giving. But the one thing that I guess will never go away is the sadness I still have when Christmas comes. Perhaps it's because for so long we had this pattern of where we went every Christmas, there was no question about it, we were at my grandparents house...Always, and I loved it. Back then we were such a close tight-knit family, it was so beautiful. Oh sure we had our arguements here and there but grandma and grandpa always kept the family together. Heck we were not only at my grandparents house for Christmas but it was for all holidays. 4th of July was at the park or at my uncle V's house and we all went. Then as us cousins got older some of us wanted to spread the wings a little, so when the holidays came they were gone with their girl/boy friends. When our Monarch past away we were all like lost puppies trying to heal our wounds, it took a long time for us to come around but things were never the same.
There are Christmas songs that I hear that will always bring tears to my eyes because they remind me of the wonderful times we had at my grandparents house. I do believe that if my grandparents were still here with us, the entire family would still be spending the holidays at their house, well ok maybe not their house but I am sure that we would at least rent a banquet hall to have our celebration. Wow what a wonderful vision that is, I could see my grandparents now, happy to see their kids, grandkids and great-grandkids all together again.
Thank you grandma and grandpa for all of the wonderful memories you gave me throughout my childhood. Those are the best presents I could ever have and I will cherish them forever.
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- Kate said...
November 26, 2007 at 2:35 PMI guess that happens in most families. People get together for their elders, but when they're gone, they tend to split off and do their own thing, and the cycle starts all over again. It's good that you're getting your own little family together, though, and creating those same happy memories for them. The roles are starting to reverse and they are very blessed to have you as the head of their family. Just wait till Raymond has those 10 kids to bring over to "Grandma's" house - tee hee! Then you'll know what our grandparents really went through - ha ha!