Well.
Hmmm.
I honestly don’t know where to start.
To say that this Christmas has not gone according to plan is an understatement. We aren’t where we thought we’d be. We aren’t spending time with the people we thought we’d be seeing. And I’m not making a lovely dinner for my husband’s wonderful parents.
Yeah, 2020 threw us yet another curveball.
But, you know, it’s fine.
We’re home, and we’re safe and healthy. It snowed a bit this morning. The Christmas tree is all illuminated and there’s a fire in our fireplace. The cat’s napping and the dog’s being cuddly, and we’ve got vanilla crème brûlée in the oven and a roast in the Crockpot.
I’m thankful for all of it. My heart goes out this year to everyone who isn’t so fortunate. This is a Christmas we’ll all remember, I think, and not for the best reasons. But I hope we’re all the happier for it next year, when we can hopefully celebrate with family and friends. And without worry.
From my home and my heart to yours, merry Christmas! I wish all of you joy, love, warmth, comfort, and very good wine (or the tasty beverage of your choice).
And I promise to have my short story up next week.
A Virginia Writer's Diary 
If you have creme brûlée, all will be okay. 🙂
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Very true! And it was delicious. 🙂
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May this year remind us to be grateful for all Christmases henceforth. 😊
Merry Christmas! ❤️
Looking forward to your short story!
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Thank you! Merry Christmas to you!
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Well said! And all the best with your short story and the longer one if life in 2021.
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Thank you! And I am very much looking forward to the story 2021 will tell. I imagine (I hope!) it will look very different from 2020’s.
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I certainly hope so. Ireland is continuing on in the same vein for January anyway if not a lot longer.
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I don’t think things are changing here immediately, either, but I’m really hopeful that the vaccine will make a difference (though it may be small) in the coming months. And regardless, I’m planning to do everything I can to make 2021 a good year. 🙂
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We’ve got to hope, that’s for sure.
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