JoYsTaRs' Adventures in Norway

Ok so I should try and update this more often so hard to do so and sounds stupid if we come to think this will be my second post *sigh*
Anyways, I just came back from a wonderful weekend in Denmark Weather was not that good, as it was raining non stop since Thursday when I arrived, but the Christmas spirit was all around and for me, that's the most important thing

Went to the Crazy Christmas Cabaret at the Glassalen in Tivoli, was hilarious! Those guys are amazing! I completely recommend you to pay a visit to Tivoli Park in Copenhaguen at this season.... the whole Christmas decoration, small shops, shows, restaurants and all the park has to offer make it really worthy, despite any kind of weather.

Anyway, the reason for my post is the following. While walking in Tivoli Park I experienced a funny feeling, a nice well known one

It was like 6.30PM and I got so impressed by the crowd that was surrounding me... there were people everywhere! In Tivoli Park everything is fully decorated with beautiful Christmas lights and stuff, nice Nisses here, lovely hearts over there, yummy smells of hot chocolate and candyfloss everywhere. While I was walking some kids started to run around me, singing, laughting. In one corner next to a huge Christmas tree, was an old man dressed like Santa Claus and a radio playing carols non stop. Somehow I started to feel a little bit blue, little tears appeared into my eyes. What happened next was so bittersweet, I started to remember my old kid days, when I used to live in a "magic world" without pain, doubts or hurt. I've remember my wonderful and happy childhood, the Christmas spirit was back...

As kids, my sister and I, used to share the queen-sized bed in my room the night before Christmas and shared our excitement of Santa Claus coming, trading secrets about gifts we knew the other had gotten and relay our wildest Christmas wishes. In the morning we would wake up each other and stay in the bedroom as our parents had told us to but we'd be runing sightly on the hall to their room and yelling at them to get up so we could see what Santa had brought. Gosh!!!! I have good memories of my sister as a four years old, cautiously peaking around the corner of the staircase, dressing her new nightgown (we always got new Christmas pj's and slippers!!!) to the tree to see if Santa had indeed come Me, the older sister, was pushing her ahead of me to make sure that we both got there as quickly as possible... "Will I get those Barbie dolls I saw at the store?", "What about those giant and delicious chocolate bars I always get from Santa?" "Did Santa know really where I live? Did he eat the cookies we left for him?".... and so on were some of the common thoughts as a kid you always have.

In the Christmas morning we were allowed to leave our toys and gifts all around, usually daddy would put nthe radio up loud while us kids attacked our presents, so we could listen to Christmas music while we opened the rest of our gifts. For the rest of the day my mom would let us eat as many candies as we wanted, watch TV with the same TV Christmas movies and old cartoons over and over... those were the things a child would desire the most. A day of enjoyment and happiness indeed! not tidying until the late afternoon before guests or family started to arrive. If it was very cold outside we would watch all the BETA movies we'd gotten (my mom and dad always got movies for us as well) but more often than not after a morning of exploring each new toy, kit, clothing item and whatever else we had received, we would bundle up and spend the afternoons outside in the backyard. Many Barbie dolls and Ninja Turtle (my cousins or neighbours) were chrashed in to the walkside of our house.........

Back to the present I noticed that I'm crying while staring at that funny fat Danish guy dressed up as Santa Claus. I didn't say a word I just cried like a poor little baby... just let the emotions flow.
I'm 28 now and the well known sentiment called NOSTALGIA payed a visit again... and is kinda sad for me to know that some of these Christmas traditions are changing: There's no more excitment about Santa Claus coming or hundred of gifts under the tree (like when I was 6 years old); some are not longer here (dinner with my family, last year's Christmas was a HUGE shock as it was my first one away home); some are dying more a little each year...
I'm 28 years (yes, I'm oooold haha) and still have doubts and fears that need to be off, but above all the crazy and unsolved problems I'm a child myself!! And I'm enjoying every moment in my life like a wonderful, extreme and perfect Christmas toy it is... WOW I'm in Norway now! I feel so optimistic about this Christmas, more optimistic about love and my life than ever before. I realized that there can be situations in life that can't be planned, changes you never expected, ups downs and turns... but there's a reason for every single situation we live INDEED!!! I always tried to understand everyone, but what I really needed was to understand myself first.

Oh nostalgia, how good you are for me!!! Let the Christmas season start NOW!!!