Always have, Always Will

So many meanings, but today I'm going to talk about Christmas...........

This has always been my favorite holiday, when I was a kid it meant opening presents, spending time with the family, dancing in the garage, that new sled, bike, GI Joe, Matchbox Car, Race Car Track, Train and then the Stockings on Christmas morning.

After the kids were hatched it included setting up the tree, re-creating Clark Grisswalds house, watching the kids open their presents, hanging out with the family and the in-laws.

Now the kids have kids and it get's even better, the innocence in their eyes, no worries about the economy, world peace, who got robbed overnight, what celebrity is with what celebrity, who's on what reality TV show or the stress of day to day life.

All they have to do is make it through the day without getting in trouble, build a few Lego toys, watch Sponge Bob, say please, thank you and yes, play nice with their brothers or cousins, learn to share and sometimes even clean up their rooms, but right now the only thing on their mind is,

"When do we open the presents Papa?"

Watching them wait with anticipation
Watching the excitement building
Watching their eyes when they rip open the presents
Watching them attempt to play with each and every item

I don't know about you, but it takes me back to a simpler time, back to the days of not worrying about all the things that don't really matter,

Take time out of your busy life today to remember what it was like and do your best to be that child again