Merry Christmas!

Good morning and Merry Christmas!

I woke up at 6 am this morning, wide awake and speechless... Not exactly sure why, but I know it wasn't because I was excited to open all my presents under my tree. Under my tree sit 3 presents and none of them are for me. They're from me to 3 amazing young ladies that I've gotten pretty close to this past year and I know this may sound corny, but the memories I've made with them are more than anything I can ask for as a Christmas gift.

This morning is the first Christmas I've ever woken up and didn't have anyone to share the morning with. I've always had a family member a room away or for the past couple years I had a girlfriend who (even though we didn't live together) was there right when I woke up. <- This probably sounds sappy and sad, but I'm fine with this! It's a situation I've never been in before and something I needed to experience!

I have the most amazing people in my life and I know it! They may not be here when I wake up Christmas morning, but it doesn't have to be a "special days" for me to realize how special they are to me. I'm very thankful to have everyone in my life that I have and I wouldn't trade any of them for the world!

I'm going to be very specific with this next sentence because I definitely don't throw this word around, I cherish the value of it and to me it's not a toy.

To my family and very close friends, I love you and I can't wait to see what the future holds for us all!

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

A gesture as simple as smiling and opening a door for someone can turn their day around. In co relation to what I wrote above, it doesn't have to be a special day to make someone feel special.