Life is full of unexpected surprises. This holiday season was no exception.
Take for instance the fantastic presents my friend Rosemary and I exchanged. There was my long anticipated Seagull Century long sleeved t-shirt that I always look forward to receiving at Christmas. The most intriguing gifts kept pace with our increasingly ridiculous attempt to trick the other: a porcelain Jesus from Ro to me and a calendar of silly nun antics from me to her. I will have to explain the meaning behind this to you later.
Having my brother come home to WV the day after Christmas was an awesome surprise. Seeing my Dad on Christmas day and the fact that he knew who I was brought more smiles and even some tears. Dinner at my aunts is always wonderful and even more so this year. My neighbor’s onion bread and spice cake were the perfect end to a great Christmas Day.
Seeing Cindy and Ben, if only for a couple of hours, was just wonderful.
Lunch with Diane, Jason, and Mario kept us entertained for several hours. Going out with Colleen and Amanda and JR gave me a little reprieve from all that the last year has dumped on my family. Dinner with Mario the next night was fun and the conversation and events of the evening were unexpected, long overdue, but really quite nice.
Having an unexpected visitor for New Years and a few days after completely caught me off guard, but made for an excellent intro to 2008. Call it surreal and call it crazy considering the 10 hour drive he had to make yesterday, but it worked. And I kind of liked it.
New Years Eve with the gang was fun, as expected, but in true form, it was very random and interesting. Watching the married couple try to get one of the other girls to go home with them was very unexpected, but was cause for lots of raised eyebrows and laughter.
Going back to work and getting a little gift from my coworker’s trip to Texas extended holiday cheer into the new year. And a last minute invitation to drinks with old friends last night kept the mood sweet.
Be well, friends, and may 2008 bring lots of unexpected and pleasant surprises!
Take for instance the fantastic presents my friend Rosemary and I exchanged. There was my long anticipated Seagull Century long sleeved t-shirt that I always look forward to receiving at Christmas. The most intriguing gifts kept pace with our increasingly ridiculous attempt to trick the other: a porcelain Jesus from Ro to me and a calendar of silly nun antics from me to her. I will have to explain the meaning behind this to you later.
Having my brother come home to WV the day after Christmas was an awesome surprise. Seeing my Dad on Christmas day and the fact that he knew who I was brought more smiles and even some tears. Dinner at my aunts is always wonderful and even more so this year. My neighbor’s onion bread and spice cake were the perfect end to a great Christmas Day.
Seeing Cindy and Ben, if only for a couple of hours, was just wonderful.
Lunch with Diane, Jason, and Mario kept us entertained for several hours. Going out with Colleen and Amanda and JR gave me a little reprieve from all that the last year has dumped on my family. Dinner with Mario the next night was fun and the conversation and events of the evening were unexpected, long overdue, but really quite nice.
Having an unexpected visitor for New Years and a few days after completely caught me off guard, but made for an excellent intro to 2008. Call it surreal and call it crazy considering the 10 hour drive he had to make yesterday, but it worked. And I kind of liked it.
New Years Eve with the gang was fun, as expected, but in true form, it was very random and interesting. Watching the married couple try to get one of the other girls to go home with them was very unexpected, but was cause for lots of raised eyebrows and laughter.
Going back to work and getting a little gift from my coworker’s trip to Texas extended holiday cheer into the new year. And a last minute invitation to drinks with old friends last night kept the mood sweet.
Be well, friends, and may 2008 bring lots of unexpected and pleasant surprises!
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