Hello Again,
This month I’ve been wearing my Christmas socks, from Thanksgiving until New Year’s Day. We are watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark channels, singing along to the Christmas songs, sorry Alexa, and doing a small amount of baking. And here we are on the cusp of the new year. I can hardly wait, 2021 will be a better year for us all.
I’m a sentimental sort of girl. I love hanging every ornament on the tree the girls have made me over the years and hubby swears they’re in exactly the same spot every year. When traveling we always pick up an ornament or two that somehow finds the perfect place on our tree. Not that we traveled this year but it will still a nice walk down memory lane as we shared the story where each ornament was purchased. Each night the tree’s soft, warm glow is how I feel on the inside, aglow with happiness that my family are close and I’m able to spend time with them.
Some people say the holidays have become commercialized, and I’ll agree for some folks it is all about stuff. For me, it’s about the people who stop in for a bite of good food and share holiday cheer. But this year it’s different I won’t host Christmas Eve for my family, daughter #1 isn’t coming home but I will be able to see daughter #2 wearing masks, and Christmas Day will be very quiet but our home will be filled with love for those near and far. There isn’t one thing about the holidays I don’t treasure, well except that they’re over far too quickly. From making the menus, to writing out the grocery list, to cooking the meals this year that will be for delivery for my parents. It will still be a special day since for the first time in almost twenty years my parents are local and I’ll see them even though we’ll be masked and socially distanced.
With the normal hustle and bustle of daily life, the holidays have given us the excuse to come out of hyper drive and spend quality time with family and friends, and a reason to indulge in special recipes that are handed down from generation to generation. This year we’ve skipped the hyper drive but dealing with other stressors and need to take the time to treasure what we have, the people we love.
In closing today I’d like to leave you with this thought. Treasure the people you love
as they have given you the best present; their presence in your life and you in theirs.
Happy New Year.
Until next time,
I wish you happiness.
Lucinda
We are in the same place as you are this year, and it's odd, but it's still Christmas, isn't it? Blessings to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteThanks for cheering us on. Alexa is great for songs and plugging her ears if you sing off like me. Happy Holidays to you!!
ReplyDeleteIf you think about the large number of Christmas Days with family that we’ve had...then dedicating one to helping keep them healthy, I say that’s a win and something to be happy about. There are lots of ways to see our loved ones this year...I called my sister yesterday and she callledback after ending her regular Friday ZOOM with her Red Hat Society. People are inventive and smart and that’s always something to cheer about. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to buy a new box of Christmas ornaments every year. She also had many that were handed down from her grandparents. I have a very tiny tree this year, but my middle daughter got a big tree and took all the bins with the decorations. She added a few from each box as well as the newer ones that I got when she and her siblings were little. Some of those ornaments on her tree are over 100 years old. I love seeing them still decorating a tree. Have a great Christmas!
ReplyDeleteA lot of my favorite ornaments broke last year when the base of our tree broke and the tree fell on our tile floor. We still have more ornaments than we have room on our tree. Due to allergies and asthma, we have to have an artificial tree. That means we can enjoy it longer. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI could not have said it better!
ReplyDeleteLike everyone, we tried to make the best of Christmas. Christmas Eve at midnight our time, we watched midnight mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, and it brought me a sense of peace and acceptance. On Christmas morning, I vowed to speak optimism and smile my way through the day. It worked. We had a wonderful day.
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