Here's a post from Christmas Eve 2004. Same as it ever was. Except that I'm in CO now and there's snow to deal with. I'll take snow over heat and humidity ANY day :-)
For My Family
‘Twas the night before Christmas
And I’m on the phone
My family’s in CA
And I’m here alone
A yearly tradition
Takes place once again
The whole crowd comes over
Eats, drinks, and settles in
My parents have been cooking
For over two days
More food than you can fathom
It’s our Irish-Hungarian ways
There’s ham, turkey, meatballs
Dinner rolls too
Aunt Maggie’s Jello Salad
And yeah, lots of booze
The house is crammed tight
With sisters and brothers
Dozens of cousins
And numerous others
Then suddenly the phone rings
Yep, that would be me
Calling to chat
With Diane then Denise
Tommy, then Matthew
Dad, Mom, Nichole &Terry
Patrick my brother
They all sound so merry
Then Mike, Kelly, Lindsay
Auntie Chele and Brian
Jeff, Casey, Erika,
I wanna start cryin’
Devon, Darian, Heather
Lori, Mr & Mrs G
Hopefully Patrick and maybe Damaris?
My family’s all there
And me, I am not
I’m back here in FL
80 degrees, humid and hot
I miss them so much
And love them much more
So I call on Christmas Eve
Instead of walking thru their door.
I talk to everyone
To see what is new
To tell them I love them
I know they love me too
Thank goodness for phone calls
It’s part of the night
It’s just like I’m with them
And that feels just right
Merry Christmas, Guys... I Love You!
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