When I woke up Christmas morning there was a pile of gifts already under the tree. I was surprised because I didn’t think I would get that much and my house parents acted like they didn’t buy us any. I can’t believe I actually fell for that! I opened up boxes of shoes, jewelry, make-up and a lot more. I’m very grateful for what I received and it even put me in a better mood that day. One of my favorite presents was an amethyst on a gold chain necklace that I got from my houseparents. It was very pretty and it meant a lot that they chose that as a gift because it shows they put a lot of effort towards us. I’m also thankful that we got gift cards too.
Later, my house parents cooked a lavish dinner which was mostly Thanksgiving food. We had other houseparents over to eat, too. One of my favorite dishes was a cranberry dessert which had Jell-O, almonds, cranberries, and mandarin oranges. It looked like throw up but it was so good! I don’t know why but honestly it didn’t really feel like Christmas. It was probably because I’m used spending the holidays with my whole family and there I was spending it with people I’ve only known for less than 2 months. But I learned from all of this by preparing myself to be away from them like in situations when I’m older and in college. And I’m glad I got to spend it with my house because it all reminds me of home.
