As we traveled along
I’ve always been a Christmas person. I just love everything about Christmas.
Syempre, una na sa list is yung 13th month pay. Everyone deserves it. After working hard for the last 12 months, aba dapat naman talaga, may reward.
For some reason, talagang I love Christmas. Siguro because I have the fondest memories of celebrating it with my family. When I was growing up, we always go to the province and spend the holidays with our relatives. At dahil malaki ang pamilya ko, super saya palagi and of course, exciting ang gift giving rituals. Through the years, even after I started working, I make sure na even if I can’t be with them, I have a “little something” for my family and relatives. Lalo na sa mga lolo, lola, tito and titas ko. Kasi when I was growing up, they also made sure na may “little something” akong matatanggap once the clock strikes 12 and we start with the gift giving.
It’s just ironic though, I am a Christmas person and John is simply not. He’s not the Grinch naman or anything. In fact, he’s very supportive lalo na when I do my Christmas shopping. Though I hear complaints every now and then, it’s somehow a bonding time for us and he really makes sure that he shops or rather, tags along with me. I guess he’s not a fan of Christmas because he didn’t have a lot of good memories. For him, Christmas season means that it’s December. When it’s December, it’s cold. And when it’s cold, not everyone is well. Close friends would surely know what I mean by this.
Anyway, we once had a plan of tying the knot in December. In fact, we wanted it this December. But due to several reasons, the plan just can’t be accommodated as much as we wanted to.
Yes, I want to get married in December. Why? Simple. I want John to start looking at December differently. Gusto ko maisip nya na December isn’t so bad at all dahil we got married in December, dahil pwedeng maging masaya ang Disyembre, dahil it’s not too late for us to start making memories of our own. Na kahit he didn’t have great Christmas celebrations in the past, we can start making ours together. Na I am here to celebrate all Christmases with him for always. Na I will do everything within my power to make sure na masaya sya at though I can’t erase the past, I am here to make things better for the long haul.
At this point, I’d like to borrow my mentor’s reason why they sang a Christmas song on my birthday last June!
Chi, Disyembre man o hindi, it’s always Christmas when I’m with you.
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