Every Christmas eve my family visits my aunt’s house for Christmas eve dinner and gift exchanging. Ever since I was a little boy we have done this and it is one of the things to which I’ve
always looked forward when Christmas neared. My aunt’s house, for this reason, has always had the smell of the holidays for me. Because of this, I decided to do a little something for myself just before I left for Germany. I brought a small piece of my mothers Tupperware to my aunt’s house to capture the holiday smell. I lifted the Tupperware top and took a big scoop out of the air and quickly closed the container. I was made fun of by my family for this, but I could take the abuse, I just hoped it would work. I took that Tupperware with me to Germany and it has been sitting on my shelf since the day I arrived. A few weeks ago, I also had my mother send me the Grinch DVD as it is a holiday favorite and something which will also always remind me of Christmas eve. Today, around midnight my time and 6 o’clock back at home, just when we would be arriving at my aunts’, I popped in the Grinch DVD and opened up the container with the hopes of breathing in that familiar holiday scent. To my utter and wonderful surprised, it worked! I was overcome with joy. I took a deep breath in, closed my eyes, and laid back. And with the sounds of the Grinch echoing throughout the room and the smell of the holidays filling my head, I was home again. Merry Christmas everyone.
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