The Best Christmas Gift You've Ever Received

I had some wonderful Christmases growing up and I am so thankful to my parents for making such great memories for me and my siblings. We were never spoiled and nothing was too extravagant but we had so much fun. Some of my favorite memories were setting out cookies for Santa (of course us girls fought over who got to carry the cookie plate and milk mug) and carrots for the reindeer. It was by far the coolest thing ever to wake up to find a hand written note from Santa and half eaten cookies and carrots. He came!!!! The night before Christmas my sisters and I (my brother was a lot younger than us so we never really "believed" at the same time has him) each set out the chair from the desks in our rooms for Santa to put our unwrapped gifts on. I can't remember when this started but my sisters and I have watched the "real people" Flintstones movie every year on Christmas Eve for a while...and we only stopped sleeping together when 2 of us got married haha. 

So there are two Christmases that stick out to me. One is probably one of my very first memories when we lived up in Illinois. I am guessing my big sister, Cori, and I were begging for a cat but Christmas Eve, Santa rang our doorbell and dropped off the most beautiful black and white kitten on our doorstep. Holly Sparkle Brightstar. Unfortunately Holly went to go live at a farm (ha!) when we moved to Texas but I remember thinking how cool is it that Santa dropped her off the night before! My second memory is waking up one Christmas morning to a trampoline in our backyard. Oh how many memories were made on that thing with neighbor girls in princess costumes and pretend makeup. Looking back at my childhood and how incredibly happy and special certain things made me feel and comparing them to today's standards is just insane. That $150 trampoline (for us 3 girls) made us more happy and excited than any iPad could have ever done! Now I am sure I will be eating my words in a few years when my own children will ask for cell phones and iPads but the simplicity of my own childhood Christmases gives me great nostalgia. 

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