THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

So today we had out first snow fall just in time for the holiday season and the end of 2017. The snow is just so pretty and it really looks like winter wonderland outside. The kids were so excited this morning and went out and built their little frosty the snowman. While we only got a couple of inches, they still had such a sparkle in their eyes to go out and just run around and play. I always learn so much from them by just watching and hearing every thing they say. They did not even care that it was so cold outside, they just wanted to go out and enjoy the first winter snow.

Well it certainly is "the most wonderful time of the year and the hap-happiest season of all". I love that Christmas song by Andy Williams. It brings such joy to my heart this time of the year with all the other Christmas songs that I hear on my local ratio station. 

Every year the kids look forward to Christmas time. It is our favorite time of the year. We usually go the mall to take pictures with Santa and walk through a local park decorated like winter wonderland. Just so beautiful that  I wish it was Christmas all year along.

This year is really extra special for us since we are leaving next week visit my parents who live overseas. My parents are so excited to see their grandkids and I am so excited to see my mom and dad. It will such a good time to just be with them and spend every moment just enjoying their presence. I am so grateful that they are still in good health and that we have this chance to spend time with them. 

Th kids have not seen their grandparents in over 3 years so we are really just counting down the days and hours before we get on that plane. I have already told my mom of all the foods that I want to eat as soon as I get there. She is really an excellent cook and I am also looking forward to eating all the local foods too that I grew up with.

I hope that this holiday season we all get the time to spend with our loved ones, to do the the things that we want to do and also to take time to enjoy things that you want to do. In taking time to entertain and be around family, do take the time for yourself as well. It is important to give but also take for you. 

This is such a great time of the year not only to create many more lasting memories but to create time for you. That is what I am going to do when we are away. I really need the time to rejuvenate, relax and get a little pampered by my parents. We decided to take this trip since I had this strong feeling in my heart that I really wanted to see them and go home. 

If you have such a strong feeling towards wanting to do something for yourself this season, I hope you can find a way to do it. It was certainly not easy or cheap to make this trip happen for us but we decided to do it anyway coz you never know what new year will bring. I need this trip for myself, my kids and my parents. 

It is the happiest season after all so go after and do the things that make you sing in your heart. If you can't for some reason, oh say.... you have relatives visiting you this year but you rather be in Hawaii, picture yourself being in Hawaii and make that happen now. You can after all pretend to be in Hawaii while celebrating with them. Have a holiday Luau and then plan ahead for next year.

It may or may not be snowing where you are or but whatever it is that you are planning for and currently doing make it the most wonderful time of the year. This time will never return and we only have now to make it wonderful. Lets do it and wish you love!.

Peace,

Monita