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Our First Christmas

Life is full of firsts and lasts

Karlee Wright
Dec 26, 2016
Missouri State University
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Our First Christmas

First Christmas. When you hear that phrase what do you think of? A couple of newlyweds? A brand new baby? Maybe Christmas in a new home? Those are the things I used to think of too, until this Christmas.This year the phrase "First Christmas" is an eye-opener. This Christmas is the first Christmas without my person, to quote Grey's Anatomy, my grandmother.

Grandma passed away on Thanksgiving Day this year. This Christmas won't be like the rest of them. It'll be a Christmas full of tears. It'll be full of asking, "why?". However, it will also be full of laughs as we reminisce on all the silly things Grandma would do.Little things like sassing us, or making fun, or tattling on her kids to her grandkids. It'll be weird to walk downstairs and not see Grandma in her Christmas apron, sitting around, laughing with all of her loved ones. I know she would be here to sit back and laugh and give presents to everyone if she could.

However, while this is a first Christmas that will be painful for us, I know it's her first Christmas in heaven. I'm missing her here, but the amount of joy she's having dancing with the angels brings me happiness and peace. All of our time spent together taught me exactly what this Christmas season is for and those memories and lessons learned are what I'll treasure until we get to spend Christmas together again. As we're all unwrapping presents and laughing, I will sit back and realize that the angel on top of the tree is not the only one I'll have looking down on me. This article was mainly to get my built up feelings about losing Grandma out, but I hope that anyone that's lost someone this year will realize that it's okay to not be okay. Let's all enjoy and cherish our families this Christmas.

I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas!

Sending Christmas wishes up to Heaven.

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