Tag: Christmas
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Random Ramblings
60 degree Christmas’ are the Christmas’ for me. I sincerely don’t understand the desire for a “White Christmas”. I mean, it’s pretty and all but I freezing is not my thing. My Florida blood dictates that I maintain an overall body and external temperature of 350 degrees in order to feel “comfy”. Anything below that…
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Terminal Thoughts
Nothing says “Christmas” like an airport terminal. All of these faces, all of these different lives intertwining with each other if only for a moment. Angsty individuals running scared to their next destination. Heartbroken souls wishing that this Christmas didn’t have to be spent by a grave. Terrified spectators dreading the takeoff and only wishing…
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Where are you, Christmas?
Every December the world is faced with the mystery, the magic, and the miracle of Christmas. For thirty days out of the year we line our houses with tinsel, lights, and stuff our living rooms with tall, green fire hazards. We lay the cookies and milk out on the table for the myth of a…
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I’ll be Home for Christmas
The lights are hung, my dear. They’re sparkling with a glow that can only be found during times such as these. It is Christmas, you know. A time where families come together, carols are sung, and stockings find themselves overflowing with trinkets. Indeed, a beautiful season of the year. We had a foot of snow…
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Frost/Bite(s)
Never has walking outside triggered flashbacks that brought tears. I haven’t had to deal with the memory of you in what seems like ages. Then, as if a ghost, these memories came back to haunt me… The cold air stung my face and all I thought was, “Man, it’s cold”. I hadn’t felt cold like…
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