Christmas eve

Don’s gone to the butcher shop to pick up our turkey, then we are taking our friends to a Chinese garden that is in the top ten list of things to see in Vancouver.  We’ve lived here for 3 1/2 years and have never seen it.  I’m not sure how spectacular it’s going to be, as it is the dead of winter and anything that is blooming, or deciduious will be just sticks poking out of the ground.  But it isn’t raining and they wanted to go out and at least it’s not shopping. 

I am sort of tempted to say, “You guys go on.  I’ll just stay here tucked into my writing room and write.” And then when my shoulders got too tired and sore and my head felt like it was stuffed with cotton balls from focusing too hard, then I’d putter into the kitchen and figure out what I feel like making for dessert to go along with the big turkey dinner.  Do I go traditional and do the whole pie thing, or do I whip up some candy cane ice cream for nolstagia’s sake for Dave?  Or do I go the yes-I-am-a-urban-with-it-hostess and make some of my grapefruit-lemon-vodka (I’m not sure what it’s called really...sorbet?  Granita?  It’s kind of a combination of the two) The thing about that option is it’s nice and light.  OR do I make a delicious trifle, full of whipped cream and fruit and pudding and sponge cake? 

I’ll let you know what I decide.

So, for all of you who do the Christmas thing, I wish you a Happy Christmas filled with laughter and good food.  That is something anyone can manage, even if you are on your own.  Buy yourself something tasty to eat, read a good book, watch a show you enjoy, take a candlelit bath.  I always finds it cheers me up enourmously to think about all the blessings in my life.  It’s odd that in our society it’s like we are trained to always have our eye on what we don’t have, what we wish to attain, rather than encouraging us to be filled with gratitude for what we do. 

Ooh… I’m getting a little preachy here.  I’d better sign off. 

Much love to Emily and Will.  Merry Christmas Have a wonderful time!  I love you enormously.  Hugs and kisses, Mom xxxxxxxxooooooooooooxxxoooo

Posted by Meg Tilly on Monday, December 24, 2007 in

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