Pinas2008: Can’t Have Christmas Without
January 4, 2009 by cornsncallouses
Year after year, tom and i decide that we are not going back to the Philippines for Christmas. But then, we always seem to find a reason to go. And by the middle of the year, our trip is all booked and scheduled. For now, I will be content to mull over my 2008 Pinas trip. Besides, I have three months worth of winter hibernation.
So last Christmas, there wasn’t really a major reason to go home; no weddings, no newborns, no christening. But how hard was it to find excuses, say, it was Tom’s and my w
ell deserved break after a grueling year (sure, sure).
In retrospect, I think there are just some things I
can’t have Christmas without….
…I can’t imagine not being in the family picture on Christmas eve.
…I can’t not anticipate seeing the yearly theme of my mom’s christmas decoration (this year it was green and gold)
…I can’t imagine going to the Christmas Eve mass without the entire family.
…I still can’t get used to the idea that someday I might be spending Christmas without them.
I don’t think I need any bigger excuses than these.
Want my opinion? Pinas or not, spend Christmas the way you know it. It is irreplaceable. Ok..ok, spending time with the other family shouldn’t make a difference (so they say) but I really missed my family this year even if they’re only 6 flying hours away from where we are. Excuse or no excuse, it shouldn’t matter. Go home every Christmas…it’s all worth it!
You have more than enough reasons to spend Christmas in Pinas with your side of the family. You are lucky that Tom enjoys his time there too. If I have my say, I would like to do the same also but with my hubby’s commitments, it’s getting harder to do it every year. So, enjoy your Christmas in Pinas as much as you can!
Lovely family photo.
Mich
isnt’ it such a predicament that the distance makes it necessary for us to choose one family over the other?! but what the heck.. distance makes the heart grow fonder.