Traditions

Christmas Eve used to be my favorite day each year.

Poinsettia earrings and apron
Bourbon on the rocks
Burl Ives, Johnny Mathis & Barbara Streisand Christmas carols
Setting up the nativity scene
Appetizers! Lots and lots of appetizers!
Butter spritz cookies - red & green, wreaths & trees
Light snow flurries, blanketing the trees and lawns
A warm, crackling fire
Lying under the Christmas tree and losing my thoughts among the multicolored lights
A lifetime of special ornaments
Snowmobile socks transformed into stockings
"Over the river and through the woods...."
Laughter, always genuine, hearty laughter!

LOVE - palpable, heart overfilling, protective, unconditional - LOVE