giving rise to action; staying fit and sane through running
(20 Weeks)
Christmas 1970 I received what was probably one of the greatest gifts I was ever given relevant to its size. It opened a whole new world for me, one where I could explore who I was as an individual, while learning about the world and a myriad of emotions – both mine and that of others. A vehicle through which I could find words to express myself, and melodies I could meditate on, or through which I could find pure joy at precisely the right time.
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(21 weeks)
The one tradition (if you can call it that) which was left out of my Holiday Traditions post last week, was December birthdays. Celebrating the December birthday of a significant other has been a tradition of sorts since 1988.
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(22 Weeks)
Aside from having a Christmas tree and decorating the house inside and out somewhere between Thanksgiving and mid-December, I haven’t had any traditions for this time of year that have stuck. No special dishes carried down from when I was a kid, nor consistency in who’s gathered around the table. Any tradition I’ve tried to start has been short-lived.
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Our Christmas celebration unraveled when a couple family members tested positive for COVID. Everyone stayed at their perspective houses and we got together for about an hour over Zoom on Christmas Day. Thankfully, my daughter completed her isolation period 2 days before Christmas and I was able to bring her up here on Christmas Eve to spend a long weekend with us before she returned to work. Kurt wasn’t as lucky and won’t see his kids until sometime in the new year for a re-scheduled family celebration.
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This past weekend the holiday decorations went up. I am much more enthusiastic about the holidays this year. With everyone in our family vaccinated, some normalcy has returned to our lives. Plus, this is our first holiday season as a married couple, and of course the first with a grandchild, so there’s that too.
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