To be completely honest, I don't remember any Christmases from when I was younger. I remember bits and pieces, but i still can't remember whether I got the camera last year or the kindle last year and the camera the year before.... all of my Christmases just run together. But there is one Christmas that I guess you could call my favorite, because it's my favorite out of all of the videotaped Christmases we have. I think I was in either preschool or kindergarten at the time. And let me just say, I was adorable. My dad was videotaping me and my sister opening presents. My sister was tearing through the wrapping paper in under five seconds per present and she would say "Oh cool!" to every single one, fling the present behind her, and start ripping through another present. I, on the other hand was taking my sweet time. I would open every one very carefully so that the wrapping paper was preserved, and then examine the present. Then, no matter what it was, i would look up at my mom and dad and say "A (fill in present name here)!!!! IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED!!!!!!". After that I would run to the fireplace, stick my head in, and shout "THANK YOU SANTA!!!" very loudly just in case he couldn't hear me. I was little so It's not like I got any super expensive gifts, but I love watching the video and seeing my face light up at every single tiny worthless present. I screamed when I got a notebook. I was a pretty enthusiastic kid.
I think my favorite part of the video is when I open my Dora music box. I slowly ripped the paper off of the rectangular- shaped box, folded it, and set it aside. Then I looked down at the box. If you had seen my face, you would've thought I had won the lottery. I screamed like it was the best present I had ever received in my life. "Oh my goodness." I said.
"What is it?" my mom asked.
"Oh my goodness. OH MY GOODNESS. IT'S A DORA MUSIC BOX MOM. A DORA MUSIC BOX. I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE. I FINALLY HAVE IT." It was no great prize. It was a little heart shaped, flimsy-cardboard box with purple and pink felt and sequins all over it. when you opened it up, a little Dora figurine would spin around and a song would play. But to me, there would be no better gift then this. And I still have not received a better gift since that music box. Sure I've gotten i pods, Uggs, an Xbox, a digital camera, etc., but I have never screamed as loud, or gotten as excited as I did when I got that music box, and I don't think I ever will. That was definitely a magical Christmas, and I wish I could relive the feeling of opening the best gift of my life. Good things definitely come in small, heart-shaped, pink and purple sequined packages. Especially when you're five.