It’s time. The holidays are here again. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years have staked claims on the calendar and so many times they have staked claims on our hearts with great memories.
The season is full of joy as families and friends get together to share good food, discuss old times, sometimes drink too much, and enjoy each others company.
The memories for Baby Boomers might be even more poignant. By this time we have experienced at least 50 years worth of these special occasions. That’s a lot of remembering. It is, of course, inevitable that some family members and friends are no longer with us (makes it tough to get through “Auld Lang Syne,” doesn’t it?).
However, our wonderful memories of those that are gone over shadow the feelings of loss. Now we can make new memories with our children and their spouses, our grandchildren, our living parents, and close friends.
It’s time again for holiday music, eggnog, putting up decorations, sending cards that say you care. It’s time to tell everyone you see “Merry Christmas!” and really mean it. It’s time to watch “A Christmas Story” waiting for Ralphie to get his BB gun. And, it’s time to watch for the 100th time “It’s a Wonderful Life” and realize you are the luckiest person alive.
It’s time to enjoy the season. Go make some memories.
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