I have a few Christmas Eve traditions. For starters, I go to Christmas Eve Mass with my father. For the past several years, my fella has joined us although he isn't Catholic. He loves when I'm happy and I'm probably most happy at Christmas... plus, I really, really, really enjoy that there is incense in the Church during Christmas. Everything looks beautiful and with the incense, everything smells great too.
On Christmas Eve night, my fella asked if we could
sleep on the sofa so that we could fall asleep watching the tree and be ready
to catch Santa. We've been trying to establish our own *Family* traditions. In a world where folks expect us to have kids, not everyone treats us like the family even though we are. When my fella decided that we should sleep on the sofa, I thought it was a great idea. We have a large L-shaped sofa that is incredibly comfortable and it's cool downstairs. Yeah, did I mention that it's been in the mid to high 70s. We went to bed with our heads
touching and our bodies extending toward either end. I listened to Neil
Gaiman’s reading of “A Christmas Carol” before my eyes grew heavy and I
fell asleep.My fella hit the pillow and was out. So much for catching Jolly Ol' Saint Nick!
The next morning when we woke up on the sofa, my
fella whispered, "Santa peeped in but saw that we were content and happy, and
that we didn't need anything so he went on to other houses." I think my
little black heart just grew three times larger.
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| My fella said Clive couldn't see so he had to sit on his head to watch the Hallmark movie |
AWWWW! Now that's really adorable and smooshy. I'm glad you guys are content and happy ... you both deserve it. :) Merry Christmas, Dr. Spider. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDelete:D Gweee! Thank you!
DeleteWhat a cute new tradition :-D. Of course you are a family.
ReplyDeleteThanks :D
DeleteOh sounds like a fun night. I have no children either but it's still doesn't mean people without children arent a family. Now a days families come in all shapes and sizes.looks like a fun holiday.
ReplyDeleteThat is fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteMy mom has always said that a family starts, basically, when the commitment is made between people - not if or when they have kids!
Love and commitment make a family (just like HollyElise said) ... children are not necessary.
ReplyDeleteThe moment that I first saw it, I knew that your sofa was a perfect sleeping sofa. It's a requirement here, since many a nap and good night's sleep have been had on ours. Staying up to catch Santa is one of the sweetest ideas that I have heard in a long time.
Merry Christmas, days and days ago, to you and the Fella.
Oh my gosh! This warmed my shriveled ole heart! What a fun and charming FAMILY tradition!!
ReplyDeleteAwww I love the idea of starting new traditions. And what your fella said... wow, he's adorable!
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