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It was snowing again and I smiled as I stared at the white flakes fluttering by my window. It was christmas, and my day had been one of the best all year. First I had awakened in the morning to the sound of my brother runing madly around the house, yelling that it was Christmas. Jumping out of bed, i skipped happily down the stairs, with my brother at my heels, and made my way to the Christmas tree in the living room. My parent’s groggily walked down the stairs to watch us open up our presents. My Mom sat down on the couch and dad plopped himself on the floor, grumbling something about coffee. I started opening my presents because, after all, its ladies first. Ripping open the wrapping paper, I stared down at my brand-new pink boom box. It was beautiful? even more, it came with little, stick-on jewels to decorate the boom box. Mom and Dad finally got their coffee and we all took turns watching each other open presents. I get many more presents that were absolutely amazing. Every one spends the rest of the day admiring their gifts and playing with their new toys. "I will remember this Christmas forever, I thought. sighing contentedly, I finally turned away from the snow danceing outside the window and rejoined my family.
