Yeah, me too.
I recall many years spent in eager expectation of Christmas, thinking about this time that it would never get here, whereas now I wonder how on earth it is December 20th today.
There was one year (emphasis on ONE) that my brother, cousins and I (pictured) and our cousin BG, our ring-leader (not pictured) were all under the same roof for Christmas Eve. We were all in the same room, actually, which was mistake numero uno. There was a lot of giggling, shushing and no sleeping whatsoever. We all received assignments like Flashlight Holder from BG and even after strict instructions from our parents, we still snuck downstairs at some ridiculous hour to see our presents in the living room.
This year BG is about to be a dad (in January!), my brother and I will roll downstairs at the leisurely hour of half-past whenever we wake up, but my cousins KH and BH maintain their principles of waking up in the early morning to open gifts. They are now 22 and 24-years-old, respectively. I don't know why exactly they do this, but I do recall them being beside-themselves one year when their parents sneakily turned off their alarms, causing them to sleep in heavenly peace for hours past their usual wake-up call. My poor aunt and uncle found out that spite is a beast that will unfailingly wake you up at 6am on Christmas morning.
And yes, my cousin IS wearing flip-flops in that November photo, in case anyone needed confirmation.
Lucy Van Pelt: I know how you feel about all this Christmas business, getting depressed and all that. It happens to me every year. I never get what I really want. I always get a lot of stupid toys or a bicycle or clothes or something like that.
Charlie Brown: What is it you want?
Lucy Van Pelt: Real estate.
-A Charlie Brown Christmas
4 comments:
My (older) sister still comes and jumps into my bed to wake me up at 7am every Christmas morning. I might need to think about turning off her alarm this year...
I seriously can't believe Christmas is always here. You're so right- as a kid, it never came early enough, but now, it sneaks up on me!
Ahhh seeing where I'm from, I don't think it's weird to wear flip-flops on November. Ha. Lookslike you;re in for a fun holiday :)
My sister and I always would wake up super early to see the presents under the tree and to appease us we were allowed to open our stockings when we woke, but had to wait for our parents to get us to open presents.
And now I'm like you, just let me sleep!
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