I love Christmas. This time of year has always been strange, mystical, serene and crazy all at once, but in all my memory I think this is my first "sad Christmas". Sure, nostalgia has kicked in lots of years as I remembered past times, friends gone and magic lost, but this is different.
Too much is different this year. My family won't or can't get together for various reasons. There will not be a big family Christmas. I'll get to see some of my family, as long as I travel to them, and the others (that I speak to) I'm sending cards that will probably not get there in time.
This is our first Christmas without Mom. It's impossible not to miss her, and the closer it gets to...
and that's where this entry ends. I must have broken down and called it a day, but I will publish it now anyways. (9/5/16)
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