Christmas has always been the most wonderful time of the year for me, for a few different reasons:
1) The perks of being a teacher include holiday breaks.
2) The food, holiday drinks, and baked goods that readily come this time of the year.
3) I don't feel guilty of wasting time if I watch two or three Christmas themed films. In a row.
4) Spending time with family.
5) Receiving Christmas greeting cards in the mail.
6) Receiving Christmas gifts. And giving them, too ;)
7) Festive house decorations.
8) The anticipation of a new year approaching.
The last one on the list is both wonderful and daunting at the same time. For some reason, I usually get anxious around New Years Day. It's such an ironic and unsettling feeling to experience shortly after Christmas. I don't know if it's because I start thinking about going back to work and all the planning I have to do, or if it's the realization that I'll be adding another year to my life, or if its the fear of not knowing what the new year is going to unveil. I can't quite put my finger on it. Regardless, while this time of the year is wonderful for many different reasons, it also brings about some stark realities and reminders about life, love, and lessons learned and in need of being relearned. Which I guess can be called wonderful because it helps to make me a better person, Child of God, wife, mother, friend, sister, teacher, fellow human being.
I will share some of these stark realities as I take up my blog yet again.
For now, cheers to the wonderment of another year end and a new year beginning!
