My meaning of Christmas | Winter Mania

I have with out exaggeration been excited for Christmas since at least September and yes this is slightly ridiculous I realize that, but I truly love the spirit of Christmas both for the community, the lights and the music that come to life but also for the shift in atmosphere in my family.

I had the idea of writing this post when one of my friends asked me with earnest confusion why I was so excited for the 3 feet of snow and for winter in general. I then realized how bizarre my obsession must appear so now I would like to assure all the readers of this blog that I am perfectly sane.

For me Christmas isn't about presents or gifts or the tacky Christmas sweaters (but I definitely do love those), its more about the atmosphere that the holidays bring to my home. Though I love my family to bits and they love me just as much we do have our dysfunctional moments and are a family with high levels of stress. Yet as soon as the tree goes up and the Christmas music is playing in the background my family just seems at peace it really is the best feeling. For me Christmas really is peace, it represents the days where my family is just happy and the days where i can get up early make myself some tea and just gaze at the lights in total                                                                                   silence.Holidays are the days where I                                                                                           completely relax, not a care in the world.

that is why the winter holidays make me appear a tiny bit obsessed and that is the meaning I find in the holidays.