Magical December

But is it true? I wonder why so many people think that when there are so many things speaking against it:

1. the schools (on all the levels) give us the exams and big project exactly in this time…
2. it is totally commercialized time (like all other holidays) and time when you spend too much money on useless gifts want it or not…
3. there are just too many sweets everywhere - although you don’t realize that at the time – but it hits you like a bomb one day in January when you can’t squeeze into your favorite jeans after you spent the whole week recovering from all you have eaten and trying to convince yourself that the scale is just broken…
4. it is also the month full of family holidays so you spend many many (many) days on different reunions that can be rather annoying especially if you haven’t achieved anything special in the year that will soon say goodbye…
5. but let’s face it - this is definitely not the worst that can happen… there are too many people who don’t have anyone in this quick world and feel even more lonely than usually – it is proven, that the number of suicides is much higher in December than in any other month…

And still on the 3^rd day of this beautiful moth I went with a couple of friends to the center of Ljubljana to see kilometers of newly turned on lights. Even though it looked almost the same as last year and the year before it still seemed magical…

We first walked by the river…

…in the centre bought the cooked wine and a bag of baked chestnuts…

…literary saw the creation of the new life… (just look at the picture and use a bit of your imagination – you don’t need much of it, trust me)

…and finally climbed to the castle and observed Ljubljana that seemed somehow different.

In this evening I realized that December can really be magical:

1. if you try not to do everything for school in the last minute (read in December) or if you just avoid stress by ignoring it!
2. if you take time and come up with a very good useful or cheap but very funny gift that everyone will remember for the rest of the year (new of course) (I’m still working on that btw)!
3. sweets… just eat, you’ll go on a diet on January (so that December can remain magical)!
4. realize that you are lucky to have family and friends even though they can be a bit heavy sometimes and have in mind that if not this, next year you’ll be the best ‘cause New year is definitely Your year!
5. if you don’t have anyone try to find him/her ‘cause there are so many people who need a friend especially in December!

So have fun, embrace the magic and be positive (as obviously I am today) :D