Christmas Wishes

I am a Christmas baby.  There I said it.  It has plagued me for years and I have finally accepted that my birthday sucks!

WAIT, WHAT?!?

Anytime someone finds out that my birthday is indeed on Christmas Day they ask, "Do you like it? I mean, doesn't it suck?"

Well, no, actually, I LOVE IT!

Let me explain.  It has it's downsides. 

1. I get presents ONCE a year
2. Nothing is open on my birthday
3. There is almost always snow for my  birthday
4. It is freezing

Upsides:

1. I never have to work on my birthday
2. I got DOUBLE presents when I was little
3. There is almost always snow for my birthday (it's both a pro and a con)
4. I am always with my family

My parents and family made my birthday special even though it came at a very busy time of the year.  Christmas Eve was family Christmas present time.  Christmas Morning was Santa present time. and after lunch was my birthday.   It was completely separate.  I was able to celebrate with my school friends, my mom's side, and my dad's side (3 parties a year, hell yea!).  Yes, sometimes it wasn't as special as I wanted it to be, for example:

My "Birthday Cake"

 My 19th birthday - I didn't get to enjoy the day because I knew the next day I was getting my Wisdom teeth out.  Happy Freakin Birthday to Me! 

Or my 20th birthday - when we got caught in a blizzard on the way home from Minnesota and had to spend the night in a hotel.  My birthday cake that evening was 1/4 of a snicker bar with a gummy bear on top from the snack machine down the hall.

But, even those 2 birthdays gave me memories that I will have forever.  I am truly one of the luckiest people in the world.  My birthday is pretty special when you think about it -- for Christians it is the day that Jesus was born (unless you buy that "he was born in August" crap), and for non-Christians,  it is a time to spend with family and friends, reflecting on the past year and thinking about the future.

And who can forget the presents!! :)

~~Later 'tater. Alligator. Don't be a Stranger. Bye!~~