'Tis the Season

I had to write this post now because I'm at work tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night I will be drunk. For Jesus.

Romance
 
I feel like, for Christmas, I should keep this post festive. Since Christmas is a fairly romantic holiday, I thought that this post from textsfromlastnight.com not only shows what true romance is, but how much it's missed by most people.
 
“Giving me the bigger bowl of ramen isn’t considered romantic.”
 
I completely disagree, and I will tell you why. Romance isn’t candlelit dinners and roses every week. Romance is spontaneous. It’s giving someone more of something while you go with less or without because you would rather make them happy over yourself. It’s laughing at a shared joke that’s been between you two forever, knowing what they’re thinking just by looking at them, or doing something for them that they always have to do themselves. I think sometimes people expect way too much out of another person – movies depict romance as running through airports to declare their love, writing a poem (barf), or setting up a room filled with flowers and wine (well, that part’s okay) and candles for one purpose or another. Honestly? I think that’s kind of lame. I’m not that kind of person, and it would make me really uncomfortable to be in that situation. Give me the bigger bowl of ramen any day.
 
Christmas
 
When I was little, Christmas was magical. Now that I’m in my 20s, I seem to have lost that excitement. It feels like just another time of the year now, no matter how many carols I listen to or how many Christmas movies I watch. But I think that because Santa isn’t around anymore and gifts are less exciting because I pretty much know what I’m getting anyway, I finally understand that “true meaning” of Christmas. We made up cards for all of our clients and delivered them to every person in the couple of weeks leading up to Christmas. A lot of them don’t have family, and they certainly don’t receive Christmas cards. To see the surprise and joy on their faces was literally one of the best moments I’ve had in my time in this position. I caught a different side of the Christmas mood – one that’s about giving back. I did go into the units dancing, though, so I’m pretty sure they all think I’m weird. But that’s cool. They wouldn’t be completely wrong in that assumption.
 
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope that it's everything you wish for and more.

Love,

Bella