The Day After Christmas Day
I know, I know. I promised a Christmas Eve post. I could make up excuses ad infinitum, but the fact of the matter is that I was just enjoying the season too much to write about it. So sue me...
So that's it. Christmas is over for another year. All the hustle and bustle, preparation and planning has gone the way of the dinosaur for another 365 days. How did I spend it? Let me tell you:
- Monday afternoon was spent, once again, in my Santa outfit as some coworkers and I paid a visit to a dear friend and coworker who was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months back and is currently going through chemotherapy. Some folks had decided that it would be a great idea to visit her for 12 days and bring her gifts and well wishes on each visit from her work family. The 12th day ended with a group of us congregated in her driveway, caroling up a storm, and gathering in her living room for hot cross buns.
Say what you will, but this is what Christmas is about. It's been a long time since I've been a part of somthing so special, and I thank the organizers for letting me be a part of it.
- Saturday night I attended a Christmas get-together at my boss' house and left with a bar stool - Compliments of my gracious hosts. This will come in handy for my drum kit when I finally get a copy of Rock Band for my XBox 360. I spent the better part of the last few days trying to get a copy of the holidays' hotest game, but local scalpers seemed to snap them up and list them on Kijiji for 3X what they paid. I hope Santa craps in their stockings next year.
- Wendy and I slept in for the first time this Christmas, opened our gifts, and went back to bed with Bettis in tow. We've realized that this is the last Christmas we will be spending without a wee one to dote on, so we took advantage of all the down time we could. Monday night we had a great evening trip around Moncton with Bettis to look at all the Christmas displays. I think the poor weather affected people's ability to decorate, because the normally impressive displays were few and far between this year.
As a side note, the baby hasn't been born yet and received 10 tmes the gifts we did. I guess we'd better get used to being the supporting cast for our soon-to-be arriving superstar. *grin*
We spent Christmas night with some friends, Wendy returns to work today and I go back Thursday. Like every year, after the pomp and circumstance dies down, life goes on.
It's funny. Even though our Christmas may seem uneventful by some standards, it only cemented how lucky I am to have the family and friends that I do. I am truly lucky.
Happy Holidays to you all.
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