The Cheer of the Christmas Season

Christmas. A word, a time, a holiday that many— both young and old— look forward to. This Christmas was spent with family and friends, with relatives coming home for the holiday to spend time together. For me, Christmas is always a time where I’m surrounded by people I’ve grown up with, who’ve seen me grow up, and those who help me grow.

While a multitude of things happened in thr days leading up to the joyful day, the one I’m most fond about was on the day of the class christmas party. Despite a few setbacks, I was happy to see the whole class enjoying themselves as we played games, exhanged gifts, and ate food. It was a pleasure to spend the day with friends right after the celebration, spending time and money to do the things we loved.

And on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, I was in the kitchen, helping family prepare for our family compounds tradition of celebrating together. This year, since there were fewer people, my family was the one that hosted. And while this year was much quieter than usual, I will still cherish it all the same.

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