Do you ever just have one of those days, where everything goes right and you end the day feeling so warm and cozy inside?! Well, I do...and today was sure one of them. It has been a long week at our house...a week with a sick little one. It started last Saturday with pink eye in both eyes, then fever, and then a diagnosis of pneumonia. I will have to say though, that our little guy has been a trooper! I am so thankful that we got started on antibiotics early and even more thankful at how quickly Will started acting like himself again:)
Last night, my sweet husband told me he wanted me to take a day to go shop, or do whatever...just a day to have some "me time". I think he could sense that I was running fever...cabin fever that is. I am so grateful to be married to such a thoughtful man, who can read me like a book. I really hit the jackpot when the Lord brought Cullen into my life!
So today began with a non-fat white chocolate mocha(the "nonfat" thing just makes me feel better-they're still full of calories!) and then I was off to shop until I had gotten my fill of the Christmas hustle and bustle! I went to TJ Max-it was heaven! I think I went down every aisle...just enjoying not having to worry that Will was going to lose it before I could get out of the store:) I then went to the mall...and this is where the warm and cozy feeling I mentioned earlier comes into play. I sat in the food court eating my Auntie Anne's pretzel (yes, I cannot go to the mall without getting one) and began my favorite hobby of all...people watching! While I will confess, people watching does not always bring about warm and cozy feelings...sometimes it leads me to believe that our society is dying a slow, painful death; but today was different. There was truly a spirit of Christmas and you could just feel it by watching the shoppers. I saw elderly couples, and young couples alike, holding hands. I saw grandparents shopping with their grandchildren, wearing smiles that told the world how proud they were of those little ones. I saw generations of families shopping together...and having fun doing so! I saw moms and dads loving on their babies and children. This "spirit" was not isolated to the food court, but to everyone I passed in the mall. It was one of those days that when I smiled at people, they smiled back. I got in my car after shopping 11 days before Christmas, and was surprised at how wonderfully pleasant my shopping experience was:) I think I forgot how contagious the Christmas spirit really is...and I am ending this day wishing the "spirit of Christmas" stayed with us year round. Let us all enjoy this most wonderful time of the year! Merry Christmas!!!:)
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