Christmas

My family does Christmas the 24th at Midnight. So technically the 25th. In Arizona, it's just my parents, 2 brothers & my brother's wife and kids. Very small. My entire mom's side is in California, while my dad's side is in Peru. We had gone to California for thanksgiving, and i wished we were able to go to Peru for Christmas, but money is sort of crucial right now. But anyways,...i love my small immediate family. My brother, Rolly, and the kids came over at 9 and we had dinner.

Lemme tell ya, PERUVIAN FOOD IS AMAZING!! We go all out and it's pretty mouth watering. After dinner, we hung out as a family, played games and had a good time. Come midnight, we uncover baby Jesus from the Peruvian Nativity we have and we exchange hugs. Then, the kid's favorite part- Presents!

Watching my nephews and niece's facial expressions as they open their gifts is such a blessing! I love the feeling of seeing their face light up in joy and excitement. I love them so much- they are my world!

Santa doesn't like me very much- i did not get the snuggie i wanted!! it's okay though, ill have to just buy me one myself. haha, but besides that, i was fortunate to get sweet gifts from my family.

My favorite gift of all- my 8 year old nephew & niece (they're twins) made me christmas cards and Jude made me a notebook. He was creative and put together paper and a cover and labeled it "darlene's book". I teared up- what a beautiful gesture of him to do that for me. My niece, Skye, gave me her favorite ring holder- this beautiful light tower that she has had. How selfless of her. The twins taught me a lot with their sweet gesture. it was seriously the greatest present of all.


I love my family so much. I dont know where i would be without their love and support. The holidays are my favorite. The family love is of course a year round thing, but the christmas season reminds us of why we are here and our purpose in life. I love it!