Christmas at the cape was actually better than I thought it would be – especially food wise. We were in control of our menu and aside from some pierogis, some wine and a few eggnog martinis, we did pretty well. We actually had no Xmas cookies or candy to walk by and snack on and that helped a lot. So, today, the day after I feel pretty good. Spent the day with a blanket and talk shows while my daughter read all day on the couch. About 3 pm I decided it was time to mosey on down the road to yoga. That was a good decision. Tonight, all bent and stretched, I sit, with a glass of wine, remembering the highlights of yesterday.
All hands down, my Boston daughter’s boyfriend stole the gift giving show. He surprised her with an iPad that she’d been saving for. Well – you would’ve thought he gave her a diamond. She cried and cried and kept saying “You really got me an iPad?” And then he turned it over and pointed to the back. He had it engraved “to the girl he loves”. Well – that just started another barrage of tears. I think it was the best Xmas gift she ever got, which tells me the right boy has joined our family. He has the ability to make her happy – not just by buying her an iPad – but by paying attention and knowing what she has her heart set on.
And if that wasn’t enough. His gifts to her sister and my husband and I were equally show-stopping – but in a hilarious way. The boy also has a sense of humor. He got her sister a pillow that is half a boyfriend with one arm to put around you. We laughed until our sides hurt.
And that still wasn’t enough. I can’t even tell you what he got my husband and I. You’ll just have to look at the photo below.
And so, as another day after Xmas goes by, I’m glad there’s such a boy to love my daughter as much as I do, understand her even better than I do, and…I have written.
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