Pajamas Descriptive Writing

On a cold Christmas Eve night, I slipped on my comfortable black and pink winter coat, and my black winter boots over my pink pajamas. My mother, sister, and I went out to the snow-covered front lawn, with a bucket of glitter in hand. As soon as we opened the front wooden door, I was swallowed by a sea of cold air, biting at all of my exposed skin. I shivered as the cold air started to fight its way through my jacket and pajamas, freezing my skin, and I took the bucket in my black mitten. Inside the bucket, was shining purple glitter. I stared at the glitter, mesmerized by the the sparkling substance.

I took a handful of the glitter, and spread it out on the white snow. My sister and I each took turns spreading the glitter. We laughed and smiled as we saw the glitter falling around us, and seeing it cover the snow beneath us. I was consumed with joy, as I saw the christmas lights that lit up our front yard, and I could see our big christmas tree, decorated with lights and ornaments, watching us from the window. When we reached the bottom of the bucket, I realized it was time to go back inside.

Once my sister and I had taken off our jackets, boots, and mittens, we sat in front of the fire place, with a mug of warm hot chocolate, dotted with marshmallows.

We were so happy from putting the glitter on the front lawn, because it let Santa and his reindeers know to stop at our house that night, so that he wouldn’t accidentally miss it. I bolted up,almost forgetting about the carrots. I ran to my mom to remind her to put carrots out on the back deck for the reindeers to snack on while Santa was putting the presents underneath the Christmas tree. My mom smiled, amused by my excitement, as she pulled out carrots, cut them up, and gave a handful to both my sister and I. We ran to the back door, and tossed them on the deck, satisfied by the fact that the reindeers wouldn’t go hungry that

night.
Our mother came, and called us into the living room to watch a Christmas movie as a family. We all snuggled up on couches and chair, filled with the Christmas spirit. After the movie, I said goodnight to my parents, and walk past the glowing Christmas tree, knowing that by tomorrow morning, there will be presents for everyone taking up the space at the bottom. I then looked at the stockings on the mantle, each one with our names on it, and again think about how they will be filled with small presents by tomorrow morning.
From my room, I could see the glitter on the front lawn, and smiled as I crawled into bed. My parents came in, each tucking me in and kissing me goodnight. I closed my eyes, thinking about how tomorrow will be filled with joy and cheer as we open the presents together.

This is dedicated to my mom, dad, and sister, Caitlin. I hope this had the same effect it did on me and reminds ourselves what Christmas is all about, and what it means to be a family. Thank you for being there for me every year, I love you.