christmas carols

the wind blowing at the corner is colder. the sky is a little bit darker, but happier. the people are the same, but not quite. yes, something is different. that kind of difference we sense every year. that kind which makes us want to stop from our daily routines, look back at what the past year brought, and take a while to assimilate the change. indeed, Christmas has come.

and i'm excited. in more ways than one.

first, after years of absence, one of my cousins from the states is coming home to celebrate the holidays with us. again, it will be one big happy family reminiscing, celebrating. it reminds me of those days when i was but a grade schooler, innocent of the ways of the world, enjoying what little world i knew. it was those times when problems and heartaches didn't matter. it was those days when Christmas carols were not mere songs played but were songs that express a beauty unexplained, the beauty of belief and utter confidence. i loved those days.

second, another cousin is getting married! so happy for her. and a little bit afraid and apprehensive for me. well, there goes the bell. which means it's time for the next in line. which means one more buffer out of the way. which means i so don't want to yet. nope. not in the near future. in fact, as of now, not even in the distant future. haha, let's see how it turns out.

third and finally, this is the first Christmas after four years, that i gained a new best friend and a different significant other. it has been the same these last four years and it's kinda weird having a new set up. anyway, it's as exciting as it is weird. so, i welcome the challenge. i always have. i hope i always will.

And so, Christmas is once more just around the corner, Christmas carols are heard practically everywhere. the question that confronts us though is this, do we hear these carols just play, or do we hear a beauty unexplained, like that which happens in a wedding nearing Christmas day, or that which happens upon a new and exciting change. i hope it's the latter. i so hope it is.