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Merry Christmas! I had rented Final Fantasy 7 from Blockbuster so many times that my brother decided to get it for me for Christmas. Even though I never really
by jakebasile 2y ago
Merry Christmas!
I had rented Final Fantasy 7 from Blockbuster so many times that my brother decided to get it for me for Christmas. Even though I never really snooped for presents he decided to mess with my head and wrapped it in two large bath towels and put it in an even larger box. This giant package below the tree for me, and it sounded like cloth - I figured it must've been a jacket or something until I opened it.
Another time I was looking for something (not presents) in my parent's room, and happened to find a very poorly hidden Playstation 2 from my father. The waiting until Christmas part was fitting punishment for accidental snooping.
Some of the finest memories are just a jumble of similar situations though. Christmas Eve was the night my entire local family would gather at my maternal grandmother's house, and we'd all have a big meal and sit around chatting afterwards.
Then there's that one Christmas Eve when I asked my now-wife to marry me. I knew she'd say yes but there's always that little bit of fear about it. I wanted to ask when everyone I loved would be around.
Time sure flies. Both my father and my maternal grandmother have passed since the last time we all celebrated Christmas together.
- brian-armstrong 2y agoThe accidental gift finding is so funny. My dad got me a bike for Christmas one year. Of course it's really hard to hide a bicycle, and he put it alongside the side of our house in a part of the yard nobody ever went in. For whatever reason, I happened to be playing in that part of the yard and found it. I asked him why there was a bike stored out in our yard because I was not a very clever kid. In hindsight it's very funny to imagine his perspective on it.
- jakebasile 2y agoI ended up telling him later in life and he just started laughing. He had no idea I'd found it!
- matheusmoreira 2y agoSpending Christmas Eve with family is the best. Really cherish those moments. The pace of everyday life is so fast, it's easy to forget what's really important. Merry Christmas.
- jakebasile 2y agoYes, they're the feeling of Christmas I remember most fondly.
- throw-qqqqq 2y agoTruer words were never spoken! I see my family too rarely because of the everyday hustle. I love the holidays for the slow pace, the long lunches and dinners. Talking about nothing and everything.
- kaycebasques 2y ago> Some of the finest memories are just a jumble of similar situations though. This is how I feel about Xmas, thanks for putting it in words.
- joemazerino 2y ago2001 was definitely the FF7 year. Played all 3 discs during the winter break.