Remember when ...

... You counted down the days till Christmas break with your friends, exchanged little Secret Santa gifts with them, and vacation seemed to be endless?

... Bills were guys in your class, not envelopes in your mailbox?

... The gifts under the tree seemed to triple every day, and most had your name on them?

... Christmas cards showed up in bulk at your house with a small note of well-wishes?

... you could look forward to a Saturday becuase you could sleep in, or a day all to yourself, all dressed in PJ's and watching Christmas movies?

... You could eat whatever you wanted at a Christmas party without the fear that for three days after you wouldn't be able to button your pants?

... People said Merry Christmas, and smiled during the holiday season, even though they were busy or broke?

... You could stay up til 2:00 chatting it up on the phone, get up at 5:30 for school, drink a Diet Coke for breakfast and last until that night?

... Grown-ups actually acted like grown-ups?