I didn’t take too many photos this holiday season.
Probably because this is my first year without a car in a long time. (living in NYC you don’t really need one.)
It’s a little hard to get someone to drive you when the sun is rising and that’s typically my favorite time to shoot.
Luckily I was able to photograph some of my favorite moments from this year’s holiday.
Over the past few years, my brother Walter and I have made it a point to go swimming each Christmas morning.
It’s become a tradition I look forward to.
Whether there is ice we have to chop through or like this year just cold as the water it’s an essential part of what makes Christmas fun for us.
The second thing you’ll in these photos below is our trip to New Hampshire for New Years’.
Although this was the first year I spent it outside of the city and without many of my friends it was one of the best new years I’ve ever had.
Looking back. at the past few New Year’s Eve parties we have they seem quite boring in comparison.
This is something I’ve felt about the holidays for a long time.
Why the fuck are they so boring.
You see other peoples family’s having sing-alongs, playing games, and giving each other gifts and I always envied that when I was around my high school years.
I think around the end of college our family holidays. started to get really fun.
The important thing here is that you make up the rules for your holidays.
Once I realized this everything changed for me.
It’s not always easy to get everyone to join in on the fun but fuck it if they don’t want to play trampoline basketball then let them be bored.
This New Year was different than any other I’ve ever had.
Instead of dressing up nice, spending a ton of money, and standing in a room talking to people.
We bought nerf guns and had a nerf war, dressed however we wanted, and before the ball dropped we all shared our favorite memories from 2020.
It just felt perfect.
When it comes to holidays if you want to stick to just meeting up having dinner then so be it do what makes you happy.
Just be aware that you make the rules for your own holidays and if you want to have an egg toss on Christmas then toss your heart out.
