Easter Sunday

When I was younger, there were certain holidays that I loved.  Mostly Christmas (presents galore), Halloween (candy galore), Fourth of July (fireworks!), and my birthday (technically not a holiday I know, but still a special day).  Now that I've grown older, and some would even say "matured".  I find my tastes have changed drastically.  Christmas is still pretty cool, then I do feel pressure to buy great gifts for my family.  Something they need, and won't secretly want to throw away, yet something that doesn't totally break the bank.  It's tough.  But I do enjoy seeing my nephews open their gifts.  They excitement on their faces is truly magical.
Halloween basically sucks.  I haven't worn a costume since I was 13, and I have no desire to go to a grown-up Halloween party where the women dress like sluts.  Also, we don't get any trick-or-treaters, so it really does turn out to be a boring night.  Plus there's always so many scary movies on TV, I inevitably end up watching 1 or 2 and that scares the crap out of me for weeks.
Fourth of July is still fun, though usually too hot, and my birthday is now just sad.  ("Wow, I'm 31.... that feels so old!  What happened???")

My new favorite holidays?   Well I really enjoyed Easter yesterday.  Brian and I did an Easter egg hunt for the boys, and they absolutely LOVED it!  Plus we feasted together as a family and it was really nice.  I'm looking forward to Memorial Day (sale season begins!).  And I have become a fan of Thanksgiving.  Sometimes my stepdaughter comes to town and it's one of the rare times that the three of us get to be a family.  Last year I made dinner and we sang karaoke and had an absolute blast!

So times have changed quite a bit.  I'm not saying I don't still enjoy getting presents... in fact my husband might say I LIVE for getting presents.  But seeing my nephews run around looking for eggs comes pretty close to making me just as happy.