Christmas Eve is the best day of the year.
On this eve, I woke up at 4am… freezing. My wife had the one blanket, my son who dropped in during the middle of the night had the other. Still, why was it so cold? I went downstairs, and sure enough, the heat was off. It must have had to do with setting the heat on the phone; something got out of whack and we were down about 10 degrees… on the coldest night of the year. I turned it back on, then went into the basement; I wasn’t going back to bed. I’m staying up. I want to enjoy every minute of this day.
This year would be different. With the pandemic still raging, and people still dying, we tried to do the right thing. Yes, we would still see family, but no big parties. This meant not piling into my parents’ house, eating and drinking all night, burying the kids in gifts. This meant no meeting up with my wife’s family later in the evening, with all the uncles, aunts, and cousins, passing out gifts at midnight. No, there was just a quick stop by my parents and an early afternoon mass at church before changing into our PJs and watching Christmas movies. Yet, regardless of the changing of traditions on this eve, it was still the best day ever.
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Like most of us, I have heard my share of horrible stories due to the ‘rona. All these people who are sick; all the people that have died. All the people who have lost loved ones; all the people who have lost their jobs. It doesn’t seem possible; it shouldn’t take hitting close to home to realize that it is. On Sunday, I will be going to wake. This woman that I’ve worked with for 25 years had both her parents admitted to the hospital on November 1st; her mom lasted 3 days… her dad is still in there. I don’t know all the specifics about pre-existing conditions; I do know they were both in their 70s. My parents are in their 70s…
I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas Eve; I know there are those who didn’t. I know you should never say never, but… I will never take my blessings for granted. I am fully aware that there are many who have nothing close to what I have. I wish that those people could feel the happiness that I do on this day. I wish that there were no horrible things that happen in life, but this is unreasonable. We can never prepare for those horrible things, but we can appreciate the wonderful things. Please cherish all of your blessings. Merry Christmas.
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