Merry Chrismas

The holidays are coming and to be honest –not my favorite season.
A couple of years ago while having an extended pity party, I decided I would not participate in the holidays. I proclaimed to my family and friends that I was going to be Jewish that year……My mother was not amused. So, since that plan was not going to work for me, I decided to schedule a surgery that I had been putting off – three days before Christmas. My sister drove up from Dallas to be with me. She brought a little Christmas tree for my my hospital room and spent the following week sleeping on a fold-out chair. The surgery had ended up being more involved and it made my hospital stay much longer. On top of that, a blizzard came and snowed us in. My sister ended up completely missing Christmas with her family. But, in our own weird way, we had fun. Let’s face it – I was delirious and from what I gather, ended up being quite entertaining.

So…my sister got me through Christmas that year. And, I know that I can never repay that kind of selfless gift. A blender would just seem trite.