It’s Christmas Eve and so starts the magical week of family, parties, and gifts. It’s a magical time that one gains weight, useless gifts, and enough leftovers to last a month.
The Christmas season has become a favorite of mine over the past few years, mainly because it means a break from school for a month and great time with the family. Christmas Eve has also been my favorite day of the Christmas break. Most of my mom and dad’s families come out to our house and enjoy good food. Years ago, my brother and I would open gifts from Santa. Now, it is a great time to catch up with family and get a good number of gifts later in the night. Christmas day brings gifts at the grandparents’ house and the always delicious prime rib my grandmother makes.[1]
Josh Milligan asked for suggestions for a new blog post. My prompt asked him to discuss his best/worst gifts ever received. I’ve always been of the philosophy that you should never ask a question you can’t answer, so here’s my list of best/worst gifts ever.
Best:
1. Tickets to Jacksonville Jaguars/Tennessee Titans game the day after Christmas - I knew my aunt and uncle were going and when asked if they had gotten a ticket for me, I was told no until Christmas day when I opened my gift with this in it.
2. Bike – What kid doesn’t remember getting a bike?
3. Xbox – My brother and I got this the year it came out and really started my gaming career.
Worst:
1. 3 peat year – I can’t remember the gift exactly but I got the same gift three different times. C’mon relatives, let’s communicate a little bit.
2. Clothes from Mom – Sorry Mom, but most of your clothing options throughout the years have not been the greatest. That being said, the clothes have gotten better throughout the years.
3. Toilet Paper – Yes, I received this one year. It was a gag gift, but it wasn’t that funny. Especially since the reason I was getting it was because my aunt and cousin had TP’ed my car earlier in the year and had then blamed it on my friends.
On a serious note though, gifts aren’t everything this holiday. This is the time of the year that Jesus was born and after receiving gifts and hanging out with family I know that I will definitely remember how thankful I am for those things but also for Jesus being born and the great gift He has given all of us. Have a great Christmas everyone!!
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