Papa and I are cleaning our house in Tucson, in anticipation of lots of family arriving this week. Grammar flies in this evening, Aunt Mary comes on the 23rd, Whitney and family on the 24th, and Claire and family on the 25th. Still much to do, grocery shopping, baking, last minute gift buying...
The memories of Christmases past and looking forward to the memories we'll make this year make me smile. Memories...appetizers for dinner on Christmas Eve with fondue dessert, decorating our tree with sand dollars we found on Upper Captiva in 1987 and calico birds I made in 1979, Christmas morning brunch with Aunt Rhea's cinnamon rolls, luminarias lining the driveway and patio, the Christmas Party we hosted for friends in Dallas in 1987 with Great Papa dressed as Santa, Aunt Mary growing hoarse talking like "Big Bird", watching Ralphie in A Christmas Story, Christmas lights in Highland Park, Christmas in Paris in 1992, caroling in Cherokee Park, Christmas in Spain in 1993, Selby by Candlelight in Sarasota, Christmas in Patagonia, Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral in 2005, Christmas on Casey Key in 2006, Christmas morning brunch in Casablanca in 2007, Toby's first Christmas in 2009, Emerson's first Christmas in 2010, and so many more. Yes, it's a wonderful life!
The memories of Christmases past and looking forward to the memories we'll make this year make me smile. Memories...appetizers for dinner on Christmas Eve with fondue dessert, decorating our tree with sand dollars we found on Upper Captiva in 1987 and calico birds I made in 1979, Christmas morning brunch with Aunt Rhea's cinnamon rolls, luminarias lining the driveway and patio, the Christmas Party we hosted for friends in Dallas in 1987 with Great Papa dressed as Santa, Aunt Mary growing hoarse talking like "Big Bird", watching Ralphie in A Christmas Story, Christmas lights in Highland Park, Christmas in Paris in 1992, caroling in Cherokee Park, Christmas in Spain in 1993, Selby by Candlelight in Sarasota, Christmas in Patagonia, Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral in 2005, Christmas on Casey Key in 2006, Christmas morning brunch in Casablanca in 2007, Toby's first Christmas in 2009, Emerson's first Christmas in 2010, and so many more. Yes, it's a wonderful life!
