We really wanted to keep Christmas simple this year and I think we did just that. In fact Christmas Day came and went and it almost didn't seem like Christmas. So maybe we made it too simple. Other than the fact that we didn't have to go to work and we had brunch and dinner with our daughter's family and a few friends, the day was pretty much the same as many other days. Hubby and I got up, watched the morning news while enjoying our coffee, and just relaxed. Then we walked across the back porch to Jeannine's house to enjoy a Christmas brunch prepared by them and spent the day relaxing with them and some friends, enjoying the grandchildren, and playing a game. Pretty sweet, I think.
Elvin made dinner; he was in his element enjoying having time to spend in the kitchen creating fabulous food. The house smelled wonderful with the fragrance of roasted marinated pork. And it tasted just as wonderful; he is a fantastic cook! Then we settled in to watch an old favorite, "The Preacher's Wife." This movie is a wonderful reminder of the things that are important in life -- family and relationships. All in all it was a quiet day, relaxing, and laid back.
We didn't put up a lot of decorations, bake a lot of extra cookies, or spend a lot of time fretting about preparations for the day. We didn't do a lot of shopping; we had decided that we didn't need more stuff so we would give the amount usually spent on each other to someone much more needy than us. So we didn't even have the usual gift exchange between the two of us on Christmas morning. Yet, I realized that we had achieved what we hoped to, just a simple Christmas where we could enjoy the simplicity of life together with time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas - at least on Christmas day.
There's still more Christmas to come; tomorrow we'll celebrate Christmas with our children and grandchildren. Elvin will enjoy cooking up a fabulous dinner and we'll give give a few gifts. But most of all we'll spend time with those we love most.
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