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Christmas is that time of year when most people are eager to open gifts in front of family and friends, under a Christmas Tree, drinking hot chocolate/eggnog, eating prime rib and cookies. However, Christmas for me is usually just a simple family or friends gathering surrounding food. This year in particular I realized that I haven’t gotten one single gift, which is a little weird because I at least receive something for my birthday, but this year it was kinda sad. Depressing moment? Well you can say that, but on the brighter side of things, Christmas is not the presents that make the holiday it’s what the day in itself represents.

Christmas is a celebratory day for the birth of Christ Jesus. Although Jesus was not actually born on the 25th, it is a day for Christians to remember and celebrate the birth. Christmas is derived from the words “Christ” and “Mass”, when put together in the Old English it means holy mass.

This year Christmas was more meaningful to me more than any other year prior. I come to the realization that people are the important asset that I can have and the fact that gifts can temporarily make you happy, but it is the people in your life that will last forever. I also believe that even though not all the time people can be there for you in some of the most toughest of times, there is always Christ to be with you through thick and thin. He is the main reason for the season and for that I am truly blessed. It is that this day should always be a reminder for those that believe that Christ was sent to Earth to save the ones with sin, help the ones in need, and heal the sick. He did not come here for the righteous, but did come to change the world and make it a better place and to give the gift of life to those that believe. For that I will always be grateful.

Christmas has always been a time where I am the most happiest and I think that this year was a great testament to that. I had been able to spend my Christmas with family and friends and that was priceless. I spent the early part of Christmas with some friends playing, talking, and eating. Just had a great time with them. To top things off, I spent time with family at a large gathering where I spent most of my time having an awesome time taking part in a gingerbread house competition. I haven’t had so much fun in a long time and I wouldn’t mind doing that more often in the years to come. Dinner was just great.

For the earlier dinner at my friend’s we had some delicious veggies and beef stew with mashed potatoes. Then for the dinner to follow I had some great Chinese food. This year has not been any different than any other years in terms of food with my family. It just so happens that every year we have a potluck and the food that is brought ends up being Asian. Sometimes I feel envious of the families that have prime rib, but something about Asian cuisine brings comfort. Not to complain, but it would be nice one of these years to have a good sized rib roast on the carving block.

Anyhow, enough rambling about what happened this Christmas. If you have a favorite Christmas story or something uplifting that you’d like to share please leave a short comment. If I get enough comments I will post about it.

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