‘I Remember When…’
Students share fond memories and
anecdotes from the holiday season.
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“The best present I ever got was a ‘My-Size Barbie’ that
I wanted for so long.”
- Maria Venets |
“I remember going to my grandparents’ house and
sneaking down to open presents with my brother before everyone
was up.”
- Byron Mendenhall
“I enjoyed playing snow football in my backyard
with Mike and Ted when we were younger.”
-Peter
Campanelli
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“I would write a list and put it on the windowsill
for St. Nicholas with an apple and carrots for the
horses.”
-Ben Zorn |
“My mom hid all these toys from us and kept telling
us we weren’t getting anything, that she was buying all
these toys for our cousins. So when we got to my grandma’s
house we were so surprised with all the gifts she got us.”
-Judah Chandler
“My fondest memory is reading The Polar Express with the whole family every Christmas Eve.”
- Francisco Brady
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When
I was little, I lived in New Mexico. There is a festival on
Christmas eve that dates back to the Spaniards and
their occupation of the west. In the elementary school,
we would fold paper lunch bags is farolitas, paper lanterns, set them on
the street spaced a foot a part for many blocks.
IN the dar night, the entire neighborhood would come
out to see the spectacle. We don’t really have anything
like that here, but it gives such a sense of community,
nothing like in the eastern suburbs.
-Addison Blakmore |
“My best Christmas was in Hawaii.
I went with my mom, sister, and Roger; we didn’t get lots
of presents but it was still my favorite.”
- Roxy Sweeney
“ In order to fit the tree in a corner,
we had to remove the back branches. The tree filled a window
hole in our dining room and we had stuck presents through
this window. As I was reaching for a gift, I accidentally
knocked over the tree and was left standing in this window,
wearing an “I Didn’t Do It” t-shirt. It was a picture-perfect
moment.”
-Hunter Burkey
“My cousin told me he saw Santa one time so I always
wanted to see him. My uncle’s friend dressed up as him
but for some reason I was scared, so I ran away crying.”
- Matt Carl
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I
love seeing Santa come on the fire truck every year
in Falls Church.
-Alina Kaye |
“By far the best memory is sledding down the big
TJ hill before they put the stupid trailers there.”
-Charlotte Denekas
“Every year, I’d find where my parents had hidden
all the presents and then pretend to be surprised Christmas
morning.”
-Anna
Duning
“One Christmas in Florida,
after all the gifts had been opened, my cousins and I spied
the floaties in the pool. In our finery we carefully each got
on one, hoping not to get our nice clothes wet. Then when
the last cousin got on, she fell off, causing the domino
effect and a pool full of kids swimming in their Christmas
gear.”
-Rebecca
Gomez
