A Short Introduction of Myself and My Favorite Holiday, Christmas

Before I get down to my presentation I want to introduce myself better and tell you a little bit about me. I was born on a beautiful Monday in 1984 in the city of Puebla. I live with my mom, sister, and my handsome one-year-old son. I’m a single mother trying to do the best I can for my son, however, I get a lot of help from my family, especially from my mom  I also have a boyfriend. We love each other very much and plan to get married in the near future. He is always there for me, as I’m always there for him too, and I think that’s what makes our relationship so special. Even if we’re far away from each other, we both know we can count on one another. Respect and trust are the main aspects for us, but it isn’t always easy, especially when you live in different places. He’s very protective of me, and gets jealous very easily, but it always comes to the bottom part, which is how much we love each other. We call and write each other every day. Because he’s in college outside the country, we only get to see each other on vacations and some holidays.  I love holidays, as I’m sure many people do, but my favorite one has to be Christmas…which is what I’ve decided to make my presentation about. Christmas to me is a celebration that includes spending quality time with my family and loved ones, decorating the entire house, inside and out, and shopping for the people I love. Doing this with the people I love is what means the most to me. Spending Christmas with my family is very important to me. We usually gather and celebrate at my grandparent’s house. We spend the day cooking, baking cookies, and preparing a big Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.

Decorating for Christmas is so much fun. My grandfather always draws a new background scenery, for the Nativity scene, that he displays every year. He, my uncles, brother-in-law and my boyfriend start with the decorations for the outside of the house. Every year, my grandparents add a little more to the outside decorations. My mom, grandmother, aunts, sister, the children and myself decorate the inside of the house. My grandmother has so many indoor decorations that they cannot all possibly be displayed. We try to change the decorations that we put out every year. The men finish up just about the same time as we women and then it is time to decorate the tree together. This is the part I love the most. The tree is always real, and always decorated with as many lights as possible. Most of the ornaments have been collected over the years and are very old. They have become real family treasures. We all have a favorite one that we each put on the tree.

I am not usually a shopper, but during the Christmas season, I actually enjoy shopping. I rarely go into department stores, but during the Christmas season, I love to shop. The stores are so beautifully decorated and very festive. I can easily get carried away, with spending so much money. I must admit the thought of spending too much money hardly comes to mind. I can just picture the look on the faces of my family and that brings me so much joy. Some gifts I have picked out and purchased months ahead of time, either through catalogs or shopping a little early when stores have sales. Others I struggle to decide what gift to purchase, even up to the very last minute possible. One thing is for certain, by the time my shopping is done, I am exhausted but happy and excited about Christmas. I feel so fortunate, to have my family throughout the year, but especially at Christmas time. When I can show my family and the people who are close to me just how much I love them and what exactly they mean to me. That is so very important to me. Christmas for me is about being with my loved ones, sharing a day loving each other, and showing each other exactly how we all feel.