So...how was the shopping...?

Hmm...last minute shopping. It's safe for me to say that I've always been a last minute(and I mean LAST minute) shopper at every Christmas. It wasn't too bad today. The traffic was OK and the shoppers were too, but...those classic in a rush drivers. I flicked some guy off at the mall and he totally deserved it. I also think it's funny that he didn't say anything back to me; he knew he was wrong. I got up early...went to bed early...slept horrible..but the sleeping horrible part is normal. Christmas is tomorrow and I'm extremely excited for it. I hope that everyone out there realizes that not every person on this earth can afford gifts, or brights lights on a tree. Some people out there can't even afford a tree. What I think is most important about Christmas is giving or receiving something that may not be startling by appearance, but looked further into can reveal something worth the world. I remember about 7 or 8 christmas's ago, I gave my dad a gift that wasn't very expensive and not very useful. My dad on christmas opened the gift and asked why I gave him the present. I told him that it was for him, something I thought he would like. Hours shortly after christmas, I found my gift to him in the trash. I asked why he threw it away and he told me "the gift wasn't worth enough money to be anything to me". Ever since that Christmas day, December 25th means a whole lot more to me. It means Jesus was born on this day and everyone around the world is celebrating what he gave to us. Christmas also means something very special to every individual, and I too have a reason to celebrate it. Christmas to me means that a rock from the ground, a leaf from a tree, or just to hear caring words, every presents has a story to tell and a reason behind it. This christmas with whatever I receive should put more than just cheer in my heart, it should put tears in it too because I remember the gift I thought so much of. I hope everyone who reads this has a special christmas, no matter what you receive.