KarKar -- List Twenty Seven

H a r d w o r k 

that pays off. :)

This year has been difficult

in so many different ways, 

including the increase of drama

and lack of money

just in time for the most

pricey holiday of the year, 

Christmas.

I know there are

countless families out there, 

struggling much more than we do,

making sacrifices more draining 

then we can fully understand.

I get it, that it's tough to play Santa

and not get any of the credit,

but at the same time,

that's the beauty of it. 

Every year 

my mom worries 

about all her hard work

to give her family 

everything and more,

and every year 

she never fails

to blow us away. 

Not because she manages

to buy Cameras and Kindles

and other presents that we thought

we could only imagine as our own, 

but because she has taught 

each and every one of us

that it's not about the stuff 

we get underneath our artificial tree,

but the stuff we put beneath

someone elses.

The genuine smile,

those loving tears, 

the disbelief that someone

actually knew that was what 

they wanted when they never 

even said it out loud, or when

they didn't even know that

was what they wanted until

you gave it to them.

The thought that you 

gave them that happiness . . . 

even if you did sacrifice

a few months gas money,

that is one of the real

meanings of not just Christmas,

but life itself. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

AND

HAPPY "HOLLY" DAYS

KarKar -- List Twenty Six

J e w e l e r y 

Not that wrists 

are not quite lovely

on their own, ( yes, I'm odd)

but I almost always have some

type of bracelet on my wrist.

Whether it's a cheesy 

friendship knot bracelet, 

a bracelet made out of 

wire, beads, and safety pins,

a personalized livestrong band

supporting a friend with cancer, 

or a bracelet just like the one 

I got for my birthday tonight

with charms stamped with each 

of my family's names.

KarKar -- List Twenty Five

S N O W

I like it.
I love it.

I want it.

KarKar -- List Twenty Four

D i f f e r e n t <3 F r i e n d s 

Art Friends

- where we teach each other

new ideas and techniques

while debating topics like 

whether Monsters Inc or Finding Nemo

is the best movie 

or like whether or not 

a person can actually change.

Set Design Trio 

- where we're the only ones

who ever do anything, 

so we're the only ones 

who are left in charge 

when the teacher is gone,

and where that leads to 

dramatic break-ups, make-ups 

and paint wars, not fights. 

The difference? 

Paint wars are with brushes. 

Paint fights are with hands. : ) 

Creative Writing Buddies

- where laughter 

and encouraging comments

are shared with 

occasional air hugs and hearts 

sent clear across the room.

Service Friends

- where we play 

and make a difference 

while talking about our latest interests, 

including guys, scholarships, 

and our senior trip to Alaska on the back of a giraffe. 

Old Pals

- where you're happily glomped

in the hallway between classes 

every now and then,

saying we need to catch up

but never planning it. 

New Peeps

- where you find out more and more

about each other every time, 

sometimes even a little too much.