Santa's Coming! I know him!

Good afternoon on Christmas to one and all.

It's a difficult thing to feel like Christmas with no snow and having it be warm outside. Quite the struggle. Little pieces of Christmas are coming to me today.

I am watching"While You Were Sleeping." There is a scene at the beginning of the movie where Lucy (Sandra Bullock) is mistaken for the fiancee of the man she saves. Peter (Peter Gallagher) is in a coma, so he can't confirm or deny this, and Peter's family insists she celebrate Christmas with them.
She is sitting there, holding a gift, looking at this family activity going on at this Christmas gathering with a rapt look of joy on her face. Lucy has no family. The look on her face and the feeling it gave me reminded me of spending Christmas with the Thomas family last year. If it could have been captured, I think that may have been a look on my face at one point of the day. Special.

Last night, I had Christmas Eve with my dad and my step mom. We aren't big on Christmas, we don't do the whole fancy Christmas dinner (we had tacos), but it felt good. I posted pictures on Facebook of me with each of them. It felt like something I needed to do. I love them very much.

I got a lovely Christmas greeting via Messenger from my friend Melissa. At that moment, I think someone sensed I needed it. Melissa, your timing was better than you know. Thank you.

Many greetings from friends and family, loved ones near and far. You all give me a piece of Christmas cheer. Reminded of my favorite line in "It's A Wonderful Life" - No man is a failure who has friends. I like to think that, like George Bailey, I have touched all of your lives in a good way.

Little things make me cry. The scene where everyone sings in "Elf", the moment that Sheldon hugs Penny in "Big Bang", listening to Faith Hill sing "Where are you,Christmas?" the moment that the Grinch's heart grew 3 sizes that day, the cane in the corner in "Miracle on 34th Street" - all teary eyed moments for me. I am richer for my emotions, even though at times it feels like my emotions get the best of me.

Getting through Christmas the best I can. I have one more holiday to get through, then on to 2016. I hope 2016 is the year that enhances my life. I want a few things to happen, and I am going to do everything in my power to make it so. Just let me be tough enough to make it there.

Until we meet again,
Angie