futabashioda: All the lights are getting set up, in the city, the town common, on lawns…so lovely. Mmmm. when i was younger, my family took on this season with the fervor of any youthful family. we would go on drives through towns in the countryside by the mountains to see the big insane fairy lights and decoration displays. we’ve gone to New York on Christmas to see the tree at Rockefeller center and catch a Broadway show. We’ve made snow men out of buckets in our back yard, and decorated a Christmas tree with funny ornaments. My mother and I watch Hallmark Christmas movies every winter late at night for as far back as I can remember with hot chocolate and secret laughter. I love that a cold and isolating time of year can actually bring people closer together than they are the rest of the 11 months. It’s almost like in December, we accept our need for community, love, and family. 

futabashioda:

All the lights are getting set up, in the city, the town common, on lawns…so lovely. Mmmm.

when i was younger, my family took on this season with the fervor of any youthful family. we would go on drives through towns in the countryside by the mountains to see the big insane fairy lights and decoration displays. we’ve gone to New York on Christmas to see the tree at Rockefeller center and catch a Broadway show. We’ve made snow men out of buckets in our back yard, and decorated a Christmas tree with funny ornaments. My mother and I watch Hallmark Christmas movies every winter late at night for as far back as I can remember with hot chocolate and secret laughter.

I love that a cold and isolating time of year can actually bring people closer together than they are the rest of the 11 months. It’s almost like in December, we accept our need for community, love, and family.