What Christmas Means To Me

As I sit here taking a break from the preperations for Christmas dinner tomorrow I have to watch one of my personal favorite shows; Tin Man (a continuation of The Wizard of OZ.) I love this mini series. It talks of family, friends, strength, courage, love, commitment, and of course, home. I can't help but think how much I miss home and my family.
This is not my frist Christmas away from my parents and it definately won't be the last. However when I start to feel homesick I start to think of the things that I have that others do not. I have a place to live, food to eat, a job to support me, friends, parents just a phone call away, brothers who'd do anything for me, sisters who, while sometimes annoying, make me laugh, family living close by (my roommate is my cousin after all), God who loves me even when I forget, and people who listen as I vent. I have this when others don't. Of course if this doesn't work I call my mom who I can trust to make me feel better.
If everyone did this when they were feeling bad or sad or something along those lines the world might just be a little bit brighter; even on these cold and blizzardy days. So as I finish this post I think of the things that I have to finish for tomorrow's dinner I think of the things I'm thankful for this Christmas and take comfort in that. This is what Christmas is to me: to be thankful and grateful for what we have, not dwell on the past but use it for reference to the future and look forward to what is yet to come, whether it be good or bad. That's why Christ gave his life for us so we celebrate his birth. That is what Christmas means to me.
Merry Christmas!

Developements

So I am pretty excited. I am finally going to put my skills with the camera to the test. Today at work we were shooting a commercial and I was the one shooting it. It's pretty awesom because I get to use this state of the art equipment that is only reserved for the ones in charge of our commercials. Its a big deal because they never allow anyone to shoot these commercials unless they've been there a few years. So about this commercial. I had to shoot it about the department that I work in. Since i work in the Chinese kitchen in the store I had to shoot the 3 people who were working there today Trang (the assistant manager), Karen and myself (yes I got to be in my own commercial.
It was pretty awesome. I got to write, direct and act in it. That is my dream career; write, direct and act in my own films. We were pretty excited about it. Unfortunately I couldn't put it up here but if you live in any area that has a Dillon's Store you will be able to see it in a couple of weeks. I'm going to try and put it up on YouTube once it comes out and then put it up here so here's hoping.
So keep reading to get developements.
Catch Ya on the Flip Side!-P