16th Dec 2008
Long Distance Family and the Holidays
Family across the country that we love many families are forced several Christmas holidays. Today we had our Christmas party. We spent the evening at my mother with her husband, my grandmother, my sister and her husband and, of course, my boyfriend, son and me! For dinner, he had a roast pork, and all the traditional sides we have come to love over the years. It was pleasant conversation, much laughter and memories. This scene was what I had come to look forward to year after year, but was something different this year.
This year, instead of watching the events of the evening through the eyes of adulthood, I watched through the eyes on my son 9 months. Watch his enthusiasm over all the little things reminded all adults that this time of year was really the family. His eyes lit right at the sight of cranberry sauce put on his plate. He did not care about the cost of the gift he receives, half the time he did not even care what was in it all benefited from the wrapping paper as much!
Tonight, as I have been here writing this my heart is so filled with joy. Hunter has now given me and my family a wonderful reminder. And I’m sure this is only the first of many times when you watch him take advantage of these innocent events we as adults have come to take for granted.
Note: The joy and wonder of the day, is not without side effects, I am writing this to 12 hours and Hunter is still in place! But thanks, then I’m not too surprised. I just hope it takes less than a week to return to his regular schedule.
Family across the country that we love many families are forced several Christmas holidays. Today we had our Christmas party. We spent the evening at my mother with her husband, my grandmother, my sister and her husband and, of course, my boyfriend, son and me! For dinner, he had a roast pork, and all the traditional sides we have come to love over the years. It was pleasant conversation, much laughter and memories. This scene was what I had come to look forward to year after year, but was something different this year.
This year, instead of watching the events of the evening through the eyes of adulthood, I watched through the eyes on my son 9 months. Watch his enthusiasm over all the little things reminded all adults that this time of year was really the family. His eyes lit right at the sight of cranberry sauce put on his plate. He did not care about the cost of the gift he receives, half the time he did not even care what was in it all benefited from the wrapping paper as much!
Tonight, as I have been here writing this my heart is so filled with joy. Hunter has now given me and my family a wonderful reminder. And I’m sure this is only the first of many times when you watch him take advantage of these innocent events we as adults have come to take for granted.
Note: The joy and wonder of the day, is not without side effects, I am writing this to 12 hours and Hunter is still in place! But thanks, then I’m not too surprised. I just hope it takes less than a week to return to his regular schedule.
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