Christmas Happiness

December 25, 2008

Happiness is:

eating my Mom's healthy, gluten-free (on account of Damien), gourmet cooking. Oh my goodness she is such a good cook.
arriving a day earlier than planned to avoid the nasty weather even though it meant driving 12 hours through the night (not so happy).
singing candle-lit Silent Night at Christmas Eve service, the look of devotion and wonder on the elderly tenor's face in the choir.
opening gifts made with love, or purchased with care and conscious, fireside on Christmas Eve.
my kiddos cozy in their new sewn-by-Nana pjs.
the look of delight on my parents face when they opened our handcrafted gift (pictured above).
drinking my Dad's homemade lattes out of ceramic bowls.
falling asleep, all by myself, on the couch besides the crackling Christmas Eve fire.
sleeping in Christmas morning, listening to the sound of wind and rain outside.