encountering a problem on a recently formatted Mac book air.

hi
I recently formatted my mac. but for some reason I don't appear to have a "documents" folder on my mac.
I can see the other folders i.e downloads and my mac HD folder but not that one.
however other applications I have on the mac default to that folder. is there a way I can either recreate a documents folder and link it to the existing location for the apps I use or can I make it visible somehow?
any help would be greatly appreciated
cheers
Liam