CHRISTMAS TIME!!! My favorite time of year.
Haven't posted in a while & there are many reasons why. My new role has really started to gear up & I really made myself not post anything emotional during the holidays. I wrote some things, but am just now going to post them.
I've always loved this time of year. I owe that all to my grandma. I spent all of my Christmases & Christmas Eves with her until my later teen years. So many memories. This is the 1st holiday seaon without her. It's been tough, still tough & I imagine the holiday season will be for many years to come. I can't help but reminisce about the previous year. The holidays really gets you thinking. I'm so glad that I took last year & so many other times to just sit & talk with her. When everyone else my age was out "rippin & runnin" (one of her favorite things to say) I was checking on her, talking with her & enjoying the holidays. And I'm so very glad I did. She was really loved the holidays. But family that was a 365 thing for her....her most important feature & almost everything I hold family to is because of her. She sacrificed so much to be a wonderful mother & grandmother. To know her even in her later years was my pleasure. I don't know what pain she went through or why, but I'm glad I had her to show me family, strength & love! Those memories don't go away so almost everything reminded me of her this holiday season but I tried hard to enjoy it. And I did. I did decide we had to make some new traditions. This was our first Christmas being married. And while we've alternated holidays for the past few years together of course this one's tough. So we had our 1st Biennial Ornament Party! It was a blast. A nice time to enjoy family & Christmas cheer with my side of the family.
We will continue to have that party for years to come.
Overall it was a roller coaster year. I have many things to be blessed for. I absolutely miss my grandma, but she's with me everyday now. I have to remind myself that regularly. I married Dom, we both moved to different areas of the company, we moved to a beautiful house, I got a beautiful niece & I'm healthy & happy! And those are the big things, so many other things happened. So as you spend time with family, friends, children or significant others really really tried to enjoy it. No matter what happened this year....be grateful for now. Those times will become memories, great ones if you make them.
Happy Belated Holidays from the Wilkins!
