Tuesday, December 22, 2009
From The Past--Christmas Memories, Part Two
Natalie's Memories:
Every year, we could count on consistency--toys from Santa, clothes from Mrs. Santa and a hidden present (for all three kids to share) from Chris Mouse.
The first year in Arizona, I got a new scooter from Santa and I remember riding it around the neighborhood on Christmas Day in only a sweatshirt. I remember thinking, even at age 9, what a change it was from Utah Christmases.
Joseph's Memories:
I remember setting my alarm for the agreed upon time and coming upstairs to find that only the girls were ready. We then had to convince Dad that he wanted to get up. Of course, he had to shower and shave before going to see what Santa had brought.
The thing that Santa brought from which I think I got the most play time was the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Endless hours of saving Princess Zelda or Princess Toadstool.
Nicole's Memories:
As a lover of film, some of my favorite Christmas memories center around a few very special movies: A Christmas Carol (which terrified yet thrilled me as a child), It's A Wonderful Life (which to this day I can't watch without thinking of Dad crying), and White Christmas (from which a single line or scene or song can always make me smile).
I received my most memorable gift the Christmas I was nine. It was a certificate in my stocking that represented the beginning of my ballet classes, which I started with the new year. It was the first time I was more excited about a non-tangible gift than I was about any of the more tactile ones. With time, as I fell in love with ballet, I realized just how much more meaningful experiences are than things.
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3 comments:
glad to see that i'm not the only one who remembers having to wait for dad to shower and shave - HA!
i, too, can't think of IAWL without thinking of dad. perhaps because he and george bailey have the same hair, among other similar qualities. :D
i'll never forget that christmas when nicole got her ballet lessons - the look on her face was one of extreme glee. i remember thinking how earnestly i wanted to make the gifts i would give from then on to be as well thought out and treasured as that gift was for nicole.
oh how i loved chris mouse. it was always so much fun to search for his present in the boughs of the christmas tree.
It really was rather silly of me to shave and shower, as I was the one taking pictures in those days so noone would have remembered how "homeless" I looked.
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