The way my family celebrates a thanksgiving and Christmas

The year is 2009 and Christmas was yesterday. I'm writing this blog because I'll be taking my GRE's in 2 weeks and so this will definitely be a great exercise for it.
The way my family celebrates thanksgiving and Christmas…. Now these are two pretty big holidays in many countries. People in China celebrate them as well as people in Europe. Those two holidays are the time where family members from all over the whole come together in one house and follow the tradition that European settlers have established. These are the times where people share what they are thankful for and receive love in forms of presents. These two holidays I would have to say are the two best holidays anyone in America would want every day without worrying about the price of neither a turkey nor presents.
My family on the other hand celebrates thanksgiving and Christmas the way any other families celebrate them. However it’s not the joyous celebration and the day where we would want it every day for my family. During these days, they are the time where we get criticized for everything. We don't like to share what we are thankful for instead we love to pin point a flaw against each other. Instead of receiving presents or "love," we get more vituperative comments about our life. I do not despise spending time with my family but I do not consider those holidays are special, in a good way.
How I spent Christmas was the same as any other Christmas I had with my family. Stay over my cousin’s place and just relax. We do not set up a tree or any gift exchange. We are very penny-pincher family. This year, I have spent Christmas with my cousins. I enjoy their presence. Ever since I was young, my only friends were my cousins. We were once called the power ranger because at first there were only five of us and we would always do things together. Because we were like this, even our favorite color now is the color of the ranger we were assigned to by us.
I cannot wait until I get my own family. I want to love each and every one of my kids and my family’s kids. I do not wish to throw negative comments at them nor think about myself over my families. I would want my kids to look forward to thanksgiving and Christmas. I would want us to share about our blessings towards each other and express our love through presents, cards, and/or etc. I want to have a great family, with maybe 2 kids and a wife whom I would love and want by myself FOREVER!