The parents are here! Their flight ran a bit long- and apparently it was a little torturous- but they’re here now, so it’s all good.
They were really tired when they arrived, but I still did my customary talk them til they beg me to stop thing. John and Jon were both at work, so I got them all to myself for an evening. It was funny- I brought them over to the apartment where they are staying, and there was a note from Alicia that said, “Give this to Erin, I meant to but ran out of time! Merry Christmas.” So…my Mom hands me the note and attached to it is a small baggie of plant food. I was like…hmmm…ok. That’s a random present. My Mom and I just stood around wondering what the significance of the plant food was until my Dad said, “Maybe it’s the plant that the note was sitting on.” Sure enough, there was a beautiful flower arrangement with a Christmas candle in the middle. Yes. Perhaps a little brain dead.
Tomorrow will be the end of Christmas shopping. A few more things for stockings- food shopping, and then we’re all done. I’m having an issue though- I can’t seem to let go of the “pent up” feeling from the end of the semester. Usually about now I’m releasing all my stress and feeding the little party inside me. But this week I’m feeling a little like I’m underwater. Perhaps it’s just because everything is so new, and I am a long way from where I normally spend Christmas.
Even so, my Dad said that my home feels very homey. Much more so than when he was here for the wedding. He came as all the chaos hit and I became frazzled bride and the world was upside down. Tonight, I actually had some dinner for them and the tree was up and there were sparkly lights and snow outside and yes, it just feels good.
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