Our holiday season kicked into full gear on Thanksgiving as I was busy peeling potatoes in my bathrobe. It was an hour before our guests were expected and I wanted to get the 'messy' things done so I could put on my festive clothes with less of a chance of immediate ruin.
I heard the back door open. Shit! Did I mis-state the time for dinner??? I stopped, waiting for the inevitable shoe to drop when suddenly, my son's face appeared around the door way. Of course, I started to cry. If you follow this blog you may remember Stevie was not expected home for Thanksgiving. Football practice on Friday morning was instigating our family's first holiday separation. I was okay with it. Really. At least I thought I was until I saw his big, goofy grin, stretching from ear to ear. He got me. Big time.
We hosted three dinner parties Thanksgiving weekend as the kids invited friends and families home for the holidays. I was so happy to have my 'little ones' home, I didn't put up a fuss at all when they picked out a Christmas tree almost 14 feet tall! What was I thinking??? It has taken me three full days to decorate it. More than 4,000 lights took the first day and I didn't even bother with the back of the tree. My husband built scaffolding for me. I don't remember being that scared before. We have had bigger trees when the kids were younger but I firmly put my foot down a few years ago. Maybe it's my age that has me leery of climbing almost ten feet in the air with nothing to hold on to. Or maybe it's actually "wisdom". Anyway, the trees are finished and they look beautiful. I am chilling a bottle of champagne for this evening when I will plant myself on my sofa to blissfully gaze at the glitter and lights as I dreamily drift on the gentle notes of my favorite Christmas music. Instrumentals of course.
14 ft? Thatsa lotta ornaments....wish I were there to enjoy some bubbly with you, love myself a good class of Proseco! Miss you... Jennifer xoxox
Posted by: Jennifer White | December 02, 2009 at 04:13 PM
what a wonderful surprise!!! The tree looks beautiful - enjoy the season and your family. Hope your 'little' ones are home again soon.
Posted by: tami | December 02, 2009 at 09:03 PM
Wow, 4000 lights and a scaffolding? What are you, Radio City Music Hall? That's incredible. And what a cool surprise you got. (How is coaching change going to affect him, BTW? I'm following the sports pages more closely now.) Enjoy that champers, K!
Posted by: K a b l o o e y | December 04, 2009 at 04:02 PM
Love that visual of him peaking around the doorway to greet you! I can only imagine how he felt each moment driving there, so eager to surprise you! PRICELESSSSS
Posted by: Cyndee Greene | December 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM