Christmas post

Christmas this year was great. As usual things, were fun and loud in the house and gifts giving is always fun. Family was complete plus a new addition to the family with my brother's new kid.

What was different with this Christmas was that everyone was busy. Work was crazy and everyone else was either going out to parties and scrambling for last minute gifts. But still, I'm glad that as the 24th got closer, things started to get more and more Christmas-y. It may have not been the best December of my life, but it was definitely one that felt worth it in the end.

Our Christmas Tree

That night though, we had to get my brother asthma medicine in Mercury Drug and good thing the one near our house was open. We went in and saw some really tired looking sales people. As thankful as I was, I felt really bad for those people who had to work on Christmas night.

Thinking about it, we were lucky. Realized a lot of families were not able to have a Christmas like the one we had. Anj and her brother spent Christmas eve on the airplane home from Singapore and got home missing noche buena. My brother's girlfriend spent it in the hospital with her mom and the new kid. My cousins were at the hospital too with their lola in the ICU. And those were only the people I know. Hundreds of families in Cagayan de Oro and other grief striken places are having Christmases that hurt just thinking about it.

As much as I can complain about how hard this December was, I think it doesn't really compare with what a lot of other people are going through. So yes, I'm now very thankful for the December and Christmas that I was able to experience. Having family together on the holidays is already gift enough to enjoy the season.

And for those people who have unfortunate holidays, I guess the best we could do is be generous no matter what the season. I don't think there's any rule against gift-giving outside of Christmas. If you could make someone feel special whenever you can, then maybe everyone can feel a bit of Christmas all year round.

Let's all be off-season Santas.

Merry Christmas everyone!