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Descriptive Essay About Yletide Euphoria

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Yuletide Euphoria
Merciless gusts of cold wind blow from the swinging church doors as I grab my dress coat and search for my sisters. An energy of excited anticipation forms as churchgoers pile up and wedge through the main exit. It is the most important night of the year for my family and I am ecstatic for our other Christmas Eve plans. I spot my family and we slip out the side door and begin to tread up the ice-covered hill toward our grandparent’s house. On our slippery trek, I manage to capture a moment of peace, I pull my eyes from my snow coated heels and let them settle on a perfect Yuletide scene. Delicate snowflakes float about the crisp evening air. Sparkles dance around me as the flakes are illuminated by the strings of multicolored lights that outline my grandparent’s cozy home. I become numb to the discomfort of the wintry atmosphere and melt existing in this divine moment. We approach the front step and begin to smell the mouth-watering fixings of Christmas dinner that we would soon devour and hear the joyous conversation of relatives inside.
As I kick off my frosty pumps, a rush of warmth leads me to my father’s childhood bedroom to change into my Christmas pajamas. I hang up my outfit from Church and scurry into the living room. While my father and grandmother put the finishing touches on our holiday feast, I soak in my surroundings. Seeing the ornaments twinkle on the tree and hearing the toasty crackle of the fireplace beside it intensifies the glowing

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