It was December and winter had come. There was a little snow and we were finishing up midterms before holiday. I was excited to spend Christmas with Phil and his family. After my last exam, I returned to my flat and packed. Phil came over for dinner and we snuggled on the couch watching Christmas specials.

The next day we packed up his car and drove up to his mom's house. When we arrived Phil introduced me. We put our bags in Phil's old bedroom and sat down for dinner. It was Christmas Eve and his mom had her tree lit up and made a special dinner. I got to meet Phil's older brother and we all watched more Christmas specials. Phil's brother and mom went to bed, which left Phil and I. I cuddled next to him, pressing my face into his t-shirt, while we watched Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer for the second time. I observed the lack of decorations and I had an idea. I asked Phil if he had a train set and where his mom kept the decorations.

"There is a train set in the closet in my room and the boxes are in the dining room." I grabbed the boxes and the train and got to work. I instructed Phil to set up the train set around the base of the tree while I pulled out decorations.

"Mum said she didn't have much time to decorate this year. She normally puts some of this stuff up." He pointed out a village that lights up that his mom didn't have time to set up and we set it up on a table by the window. We strung extra lights around the room and I draped cloths of fake snow on tables and the mantel.

By the time we finished, it was 2am but the room looked great. I ran to his room to retrieve the presents I had brought and placed them under the tree. Phil smiled at me and I walked to his side as we admired the room. He took my hand in his and we headed to his room. I lay down next to him and he pulled me close.

"Merry Christmas, Phil." I said as he leaned over and kissed me. I drifted off to sleep, wrapped in Phil's arms.

The next morning, I felt someone shaking me. Phil was lying next to me nudging me to get up.

"Come on. I heard mum in the bathroom. She's getting up." I yawned and got up pulling on a sweatshirt. We walked into the living room and plugged in the lights and village. We stood by the tree. Phil took my hand and I looked at him, smiling. His mom descended the stairs and walked into the living room. Her eyes grew wide at the sight of the room.

"Merry Christmas, Mum." Phil said. He released my hand and walked over to hug her. She came over and gave me a hug too. We walked into the kitchen to get coffee and returned to the living room. Phil's brother came down to join us shortly.

"Woah, what happened? It looks awesome." He commented.

"It was Phoenix's idea, she decorated. I just set up the train." Phil laughed.

"Oh that's not true," I took his hand; "you put the lights up because you are so tall!"

"It looks wonderful. Like a Winter Wonderland." His mom laughed. We all sat down around the tree and began opening presents. I got Phil a new laptop case with a lion on it and a new tripod for his camera. I got his mom a necklace and his brother a gift card.

"I didn't really know what to get. Phil wasn't very helpful." I told him. Everyone exchanged presents. Phil got me Vampire Weekend's and Phoenix's new albums on vinyl and a gift card to Urban Outfitters. I giggled.

"What? I thought you'd like them." He said.

"No, I do but the band is Phoenix and my name is Phoenix. I love them!" He laughed and kissed my cheek. We were about to make breakfast when Phil pulled out one more present. It was a small box wrapped with a nice bow. He handed it to me and I unwrapped it. Inside was a necklace with a triangle with a small heart in the middle. He helped me put it on and I turned to him and kissed him.

"Thank you. Merry Christmas." We spent the rest of the visit eating, watching Christmas movies, and talking and before we knew it, it was time to leave. We said goodbye and drove back to York.

"I really like your family. They are very nice." I told Phil.

"I thought it would be nice for you to experience a holiday how it's suppose to be."

"Thank you. It was a lot of fun."

AH CHEESEY CHEESE MIDDLE PART BUT I FINISHED THE WHOLE THING AND I AM CONTENT WITH IT AND I WANTED TO POST THIS PART AND YEAH! GET READY FOR THE INTENSE CLIMAX OF THE STORY AND I CAN SIT WHILST WATCHING YOU SUFFER TO KNOW WHAT THE CLIMATIC INTENSENESS IS. I see why writers are so evil, this is fun.