I am grateful for a terrific
Christmas.
This year was remarkable in
that we did zero gift giving ….that is correct, 0. It was spectacular!
I love gifts just as much as
the next person, however, one day a year when you are trying to find things for
everyone you love is overwhelming at best.
This year Christmas was so
close to T Day that it truly did sneak up on us. We all proactively made a choice for our
gifts to be no gifts.
This was so incredibly
liberating………….the day was about the day, the experience and enjoying each
other’s company. There was no
frantically running around, late night wrapping, pre formed expectations,
wondering if you bought the right thing, did you buy enough……….none of that.
We woke up early and watched
the sunrise while sipping coffee, listened to the stillness and calm of the
morning.
After making our yummy green
drink in the Vitamix, we went for a bike ride to the top of Friendship Park
where we took in the incredible views of the city, harbor and all the way down
to Orange County.
We then decided we would pack
up our swim stuff and the dog and head to Belmont Shores for a swim. We donned
our wetsuits and jumped in……….OMG was it cold. Our faces and heads were
freezing at first but we adjusted after the first ten minutes or so ----- I do
have to say, the best part was probably getting back out J Note to self, get myself one of those neoprene
hoodies for winter swimming.
My husband then went for a
long run and I took the dog out for a stroll in Belmont – it was about 75
degrees and terrific.
Afterwards we all went and
got lunch at a wonderful Mediterranean Restaurant called BouBouffe , eat
and relaxed.
Stopped at the store to get
dinner makings, came home, made some dinner (wasn’t one of my finest
unfortunately) we wished all of our friends and family a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays and called it
a day.
All in all, perfect :):):)
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