This is what I saw last night. What I heard throughout the remainder of the beautifully crisp, cool night was the lulling sounds of the ocean in my ear. I slept peacefully and was rested when I rose. My family was united once more—Notorious B.E.N. flew in to join my sister, J-Man, Em, and I as we luxuriate in a beach home that was way out of our price range, but somehow came to us anyway. High road living seems to bring many gifts. Including this opportunity to spend a new kind of Christmas together—one that is more about being together than opening gifts and more about laughing than hearing the endless crinkling of wrapping paper. Watching the three reunited siblings frolic on the beach, with only the moon to light their way, implementing their plan to decorate the tree, laughing together as though no time had passed since they last saw one another, I felt truly content. Then, I got an unexpected gift—a surprise hug from my oldest, nearly grown young man. Okay, then there are all those cool people I met through this blog and whom I let into my life generally since that day when passed the darkness, and found out it’s not so bad. This truly was a fabulous year. If yours sucked, I know it will be better next year, really!
Published on: Dec 24, 2006
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