Merry Christmas! What a beautiful day to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with family!
Like Thanksgiving, Christmas didn’t look the way it had in years past, but boy am I still grateful for being able to be here to see another one. Thing 1 woke up first and must’ve pinched my big toe something fierce because I jumped up! #MadButNotMad #ChristmasPass We proceeded to try and wake Thing 2 and she wasn’t having it. She put them covers back over her face as if to say, Santa can wait! Eventually, of course, she came around and we carried on the tradition of the girls coming down together while we video taped their journey. Another tradition stayed the same too, FaceTiming my mom and MIL while the girls opened their gifts.
Thing 1 was on a mission. She was curious what was behind every piece of wrapping paper that had her name on it. Thing 2, however, opened up her gift from her sister and it was like nothing else under the tree was for her. This kid got the animal she needed to complete her animal kingdom…a lion. Not just any lion, I am pretty sure this lion needs to pay rent for the amount of real estate he takes up. But none of that mattered, because the joy Thing 2 had over the latest addition to her zoo was worth it!
After all of the gift opening came a little calm…
After we got ourselves together, we headed over to Nana’s and Papa’s for some socially distanced Christmas love (sort-of). The grandkids blurred the lines a little bit, but we kept things in order. The girls got to watch Nana open her gifts from them and Thing 1 gave her one rule, don’t cry! Yeah…we all know how that turned out! But Nana was so happy for her special gifts from the heart…THE BEST gifts you can give! The bro, SIL, and niecey-pooh came and the kids all opened their gifts from their TTs and Uncles. Even though this gathering wasn’t around a table or family room, there was just as much love, if not more, outside…in the cold…trunk to trunk. #BlessedBeyondBelief
And let me not forget to mention the pie mishap. Sooooooo, I typically bake my brother a sweet potato pie or two each year. This used to be my grandmother’s task, but since she has retired her apron, I stepped up. Thing is, I miiiiight have left said pies in the freezer at home. So, my mom graciously gave up the pies I dropped off to her the night before. Now, I owe my mom 2 pies. #IBetterGetOnThat
Before leaving the Socially Distanced Driveway Christmas Party 2020, I had to document the affair with some quick photos. After this year, I have a better understanding of just how precious life is and how it is not promised minute to minute. Let me document as many moments as I can so I can look back on all of those fond memories we made and cherished.
As we get closer to wrapping up the year, I realize I have a lot of life left to live. I have values to instill, lessons to teach, love to give, love to receive, a stronger foundation to build and quality time to spend. #LordWilling
Thank you Lord for another Christmas…and really…just for another day!
