What I Really Want For Christmas

Is my two front teeth.




Just kidding. I really really really really really want a camera. A nice camera. A DSLR camera. But you know, there's just too darn expensive.

The truth is, I had a really hard time saying what I wanted for Christmas this year. I'm not sure why, but it all just seems weird. The camera was too expensive to ask for, and anything else I feel like would just be a waste of money. So I asked for a claddagh ring, a few books, and money...
I don't really need anything, so I feel like I shouldn't want anything. And I know it's okay to want something every once in a while, but Christmas just seems so weird.

I hate the idea of buying presents to give to people just for the sake of giving them presents. I hate the idea of presents not meaning anything. It just doesn't sit well with me.

This goes further than just being a college student who doesn't want to waste her money, too. Sure, it's nice to get presents, and it's great to give presents, but it's just awkward and uncomfortable to give/get presents that don't mean anything. It's a waste. A waste of time, money, emotion, etc.

To wrap everything up, I don't hate Christmas, and I don't think it's wrong to want something/ask for something for Christmas, but let's not be wasteful. Let's remember that the reason for buying presents is to make each other happy, and to mean something. Not to just frivolously spend money because it's what we "have" to do.