Finally not alone

“Let’s skip the dinner.” I’ve heard almost every Christmas Eve after spending most of my day alone, awaiting the moment when we sit down to all the festivities and the real atmosphere of warmth and togetherness arrives. Then gifts were unwrapped and we fled each to our own room.

But now there is a Christmas feast at the table and the carols are playing in the background. The gifts under the tree are sparse but after they are unwrapped, we make a cup of tea and cuddle up to the movie, and that is the greatest Christmas gift of all.