Christmas Memories
By Kareng
@kareng (63146)
United States
December 24, 2006 12:30pm CST
Ok, it's Christmas Eve. What are your favorite Christmas memories? Do you have a special Chritmas that you always think of each year? What made this year so special? Was it a gift? Or something else?
I always think back to one of the first Christmas' after my husband and I got married. It was our second Christmas together and I had just learned I was pregnant with our first child.
Love to hear yours!
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@porwest (93599)
• United States
20 Aug
The ONLY one that readily comes to mind is when we were living in Milwaukee, WI, and my dad, who was in the Navy at the time was deployed. I guess I would have to ask why we were there and he was there at the time since his ship was obviously not in Milwaukee.
In any event, it was around Christmas time and my dad was able to get a furlough and come home for the holidays. A knock came at the door and my mom told me to go see who it was and when I opened the door, there standing before me was Santa Claus.
I looked down at his boots and immediately recognized them. "Daddy!" I shouted and gave him a big hug. Even then, at the young age of 2 or 3, I was not easily fooled.
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@MamaBird (155)
• United States
24 Dec 06
My favorite Christmas was every year from the time I can remember until in my 20's. We would all pile in the car and go to my Grandmother's house for the day! My Dad had a large family....6 Siblings, all the spouses and grands. Everyone brought a dish and we all ate at a huge dining table. The kids had to eat on the screened in porch. That was our SPECIAL PLACE. The aromatic smell of Turkey and Dressing, and all the trimmings filled the house. The best part of the day was sitting and talking with my Grandmother, and of course all the cousins playing or telling ghost stories after dark.......THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLE DAYS!!!
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@kareng (63146)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Yep, favorite gifts when you are little are always fun! One of my favorite when growing up was the Creepy Crawler set. I loved making bugs and lizzards and placing them for the housekeeper. hehe She always screamed and told my mother on me. Too funny!
@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Right now, my favorite memories are of the whole family going to my grandparents early on Christmas day... spending the whole day opening gifts, eating, and someone always pretending to be Santa although we all knew it wasn't Santa :) Then we'd all spend the night, and wake up to a big breakfast! It's been awhile since anyone's spent the night anywhere after a holiday because the families been getting bigger.
I'm guessing next Christmas will be a memorable one since I'll be married and living somewhere else by then :)
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