Surrounded by Family
I wasn’t physically with my family this year for Christmas and that made me sad. I chatted with them by phone on the 23rd, 24th, and more on the 25th but obviously, it’s just not the same.
Tonight I got home from my Christmas vacation up the Pacific coast. I rented a movie, ordered some Thai food, and considered unpacking my bags. Nah - the bags can wait.
When I came downstairs to pick up the Thai delivery, I was stopped by my neighbor Naomi, who delivered the mail she had picked up all weekend.
Sitting on top were cards from my Mom and Dad, older sister Andrea, younger sister Eileen, and my younger brother Matt. All arrived on the same day.
I ate my Thai food and zoned to a movie…and then right before bed, I drank a little eggnog and opened the cards from the folks with whom I most wanted to spend Christmas.
Pretty excellent way to end Christmas day.
December 27th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I am excited to hear about your SF/Bay area adventures. While I am not the “world traveler”, I do favor that city and surrounding area, over any other I have been to in the US. In fact, if I were single and without any ties, I probably would have tried to settle in there myself. I fell in love with the area several years ago. I actually grew fond of fog. Or maybe I just got used to it?
Bill
May 20th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I ate my Thai food and zoned to a movie…and then right before bed, I drank a little eggnog and opened the cards from the folks with whom I most wanted to spend Christmas. Pretty excellent way to end Christmas day.
That’s all that was necessary 4 you to be with them.