I feel like the holiday season is in full swing and it feels really quite lovely. Andy and I went to Owensboro this weekend to celebrate early with his parents. They were so sweet. Friday was just like our Christmas Eve celebration would have been with a big feast, tasty drinks, and the opening of one present (every year we get new pj's to wear for Christmas Eve). We talked late into the night and it just felt really nice. We couldn't stay up too late because Santa had to deliver special presents for Christmas Day. As we get older and Santa (Andy's dad) gets older, the time gets earlier and earlier! Christmas Day we wake up bright and early and Andy's mom makes some last minute finishing touches to the gifts under and around the tree. We walk in with a sense of excitement and joy spreads across our face when we see all the pretty packages and presents. We take our opening opening each one. I talk to Andy's mom about how perfect the gift is, carefully sit it aside and move to the next. After opening presents and hanging out, we move to the kitchen to make yummy pancakes and hot chocolate. We always joke that the youngest in their family is 20, yet Christmas always feels like it did when they were kids. They celebrate with a lot of traditions that they created themselves and it's so much fun to get to be a part of that.
I hope that I move forward into the rest of the season with a sense of excitement, joy, patience and gratitude.
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