BLOGMAS DAY 16 // A Christmas Carol

In true Christmas Carol fashion we decided to imagine what we would be thinking about if the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future were to come to us this Christmas. These are our thoughts.

Christmas Past

That crazy excitement you get, running down stairs to see what you've got in your stocking. Don't get me wrong I still get excited for Christmas but it's never going to be like it was. You can't replace the magic created by Santa. Once you know, you know.

I hope I will never forget that feeling of excitement the night before , on Christmas eve, when you're trying to get to sleep so Santa will come, but also listen out for any noises on the roof.

But I'm telling you, one year I 100% believed that I heard Santa put down the glass of milk left out on the coffee table. I even ran through to my parents room - who were both fast asleep - to tell them. I believe I heard Santa Claus that night. I swear by it to this day!
Christmas Past = Magic

Christmas Present

This year things are different. I think it's because for the first time in a good few years I'm at my parents house on the run up to Christmas and not just the couple of days either side.

Did I expect that at 22 after living independently for 4 years I would be living back with my Mum and Dad? No, I didn't. But I am. It's like one long throwback Thursday.

It's all the things I used to do but this time my brother and sister have been the ones away from home and returning for Christmas, not me. It feels like I've gone backward a bit!

Things will also be different for me {B} as this is the first year I'm having to work on Christmas Day! Even the run up to Christmas I'm working over! Yes, I'm off Christmas Eve and Boxing Day which I can't be more thankful for but it totally sucks thinking that when you're starting a 12.5hour shift, everyone is just getting up filled with excitement to see if Santa's been. However, my parents are being so nice about it and letting me have my Christmas on Boxing Day. My brother, not so much. Hey, he gets two Christmas' out of it!

Christmas Present = Nostalgic

Christmas Future

At some point I know the day is going to come where I (hopefully) have a family of my own and I'm not spending Christmas day with my  Mum, Dad, brother and sister exclusively. I know this, and actually for the first time in my life, this idea doesn't terrify me. In fact it makes me feel sort of wishful of a future where I do move forward.
I mean, it does make me a little sad that there will be a day that I'm not waking up on Christmas Day at my parents but the thought of having my own family that I can make new traditions with makes it just that little bit more bareable and exciting. 

Christmas Future = Hope

What are some of your Christmas past, present or future thoughts?
Let us know!
SK x