Things I Remember about Christmas

The Things I Remember About Christmas:

Stockings were my favorite

thing to open.

My stocking always held such

great surprises like

a new watch, earrings,

new "unmentionables"

and socks.

Maybe it was the way my mom

packed them full of goodies.

Whatever it was, stockings

are still my favorite part of

Christmas morning.

I remember handmade ornaments

that were full of jeweled pins,

colorful and beautifully

placed on a round ornament,

truly bewildering because

my mom had made them.

I remember getting two Barbie

Heads that you could

put makeup on and

fix their hair.

Two of the best Christmas gifts ever!

I got two of them

because

my mom asked for a list

and my step mom asked

for a list

and I gave them both

the same list.

It was a win-win situation.

I remember my mom taking us into

Downtown San Antonio

to the Joskes Department Store

to see the Christmas display of toys

and santas.

It was magical.

And then we always found our way

through a Candy Cane Lane, 

where the houses were decorated

with candy canes and lollypops

on the roof, and

all the famous cartoon characters

in the yards.

I remember growing into a teen

and wanting nothing but

clothes;

Jordache  Jeans, Gloria Vanderbilts,

and Polo Shirts.

I remember heading over to my cousin's

house for lunch,

so excited to see what all the teens would be wearing.

We would all have on something new.

Those were good times

and

good memories.

Merry Christmas

and

happy memories!