To me the true meaning of christmas is spending time with family, traditions, sharing love and gifts, creating memories and celebrating the birth of christ. On Christmas, normally, my family open gifts, cook a grand meal, and watch christmas movies. There is not much of a tradition for my family on christmas besides the food that is prepared. Each year is different from my view point. One Christmas eve, we were surprised by other family members. We had been in Charlotte for only a year after moving from New Jersey. We were feeling gloomy due to the fact that we couldn't see much family on christmas like we normally did in New Jersey. We were out running around at stores and pulled into the driveway. We were then greeted suprisely by my grandmother