The worst part about Christmas is that it goes by too quickly. Everything is one big blur.
You spend an entire month preparing for this one holiday.
You make sure the family can come over, or you figure out how many houses you need to visit. You make sure you can fly into a certain town the night before, or if you can drive all the way to so-and-so’s house to make it in time for dinner.
You decorate your house with garland and goofy knick knacks that only show their faces every December. You select the perfect pine, or maybe you drag one up from the basement, and fill it with every ornament that was packed away.
You watch your dad balance a stapler in his mouth as he climbs a ladder, all to string some lights that will sparkle when the sun goes down.
You make your lists and check them twice as you enter the stores, trying to find that perfect gift for your loved one. Then you go ask your boss for more hours because how the heck are you going to afford that…
You whip out every cookbook you own, call up your mom and frantically try and figure out what you should make for the eve and the day of Christmas.
Then finally, Christmas morning arrives. I don’t care how old you are, there is no way you can sleep in on Christmas morning. As you slug down the stairs (where’s the coffee?) and watch the young kids bounce into the room filled with goodies, you realize this is the moment you have been waiting for, and it doesn’t even matter that the sun isn’t up.
Soon everyone is done unwrapping and hugging, and there is still much to do on Christmas day. But the worst part is when everything winds down, and you realize the day is over. You realize the much anticipated day has arrived and left, just like that. It’s another Christmas to remember. Thankfully, everything was worth it, and now you can just start thinking about next Christmas!
Moore with Madi 
it really does go by in the blink of an eye. its weird to think about that, too. we spend like 30 days preparing for this one event that doesnt even take a whole day. its constantly on our minds like “oh i need to buy soandso a gift still ” or “i need to get more decorations for the tree”. the holiday has completely lost its meaning, not that it really had much of one to begin with. thankfully family can still get together and celebrate as one.
Yes I agree! It’s also a very stressful holiday too. But overall, even if the holiday is super fast, I still love it and look forward to everything that comes with it! Except Christmas music.