My Christmas Traditions

 
Last year my family and I differed from our usual Christmas traditions because my dad and I volunteered at the World Junior Hockey Championship which was in Calgary. I had the pleasure of taking care of team Latvia and team Canada over the holidays (including Christmas day). This entailed filling water bottles, moving equipment and various other jobs.

Anyway, usually for Christmas, my family and I spend it at our cottage in Fairmont Hot Springs, BC. I call it a cottage but it’s actually bigger than our house in Calgary, so it’s more of a... "summer house." Thankfully Hockey Calgary gives us a two week lull in ice times over Christmas break, but I don't think much people would attend if there was.

We get to our cottage on about the 21st, which is coincidently my birthday, and my parents set up some Christmas decorations and a tree. While they are doing that, by brother and I are likely playing hockey on the lake with the other kids who come up for Christmas.

When Christmas Eve arrives, we go to midnight mass in Radium, which is about twenty minutes down the road, and wake up early Christmas day to open our presents.

After Christmas, we head to my grandpa's farm in Edmonton for New Year’s Eve, as my grandpa's birthday is on New Year’s Day. We watch New Year’s celebration shows on TV then at midnight, we bring him a cake and sing happy birthday.