Something Special

There really is something special about the week between Christmas and New Year’s. You don’t know what day it is. Real life is on hold. And even when you have to work a couple days, it is not busy and it is less stressful. During this time, you are ok being lazy, you are ok going to bed early, getting up late and everything in between. You can go to Henry’s on a Wednesday night. You can head out for activities at 3:00 in the afternoon. You don’t have to be anywhere at any specific time. You can drop by a friend’s house in the middle of the day. You can enjoy all the new and fun gifts you have received. You can go for a walk with your hubby in the freezing cold before the sunsets. This suspension of reality is really one of the great gifts of Christmas. And this year, we got to be home during this special time which makes it even sweeter. And now, as we wrap up watching movies on January 1st, reality is right around the corner. Let us all remember this feeling when real life comes at us.