December 25, 2007
A year ago on Christmas Day 2006 I was reading the book The Thorn Birds. This Christmas Joe gave me the 4-DVD set so I stayed home and watched the movie. I get so lost in the story, it is so romantic and passionate and epic! I remember how reading the book fulfilled my need for passion. That was, of course, before I met Joe. And almost ever since he met me, he’s known I’ve wanted the DVD. Well, he found it. My hero!
Joe stayed with his mother last night, so I watched Parts 1&2 of the movie alone. I awoke at 5:00 this Christmas morning, with the usual problem of coughing and being congested and barely able to breathe, but surprisingly I didn't fall back asleep. Instead I stayed up and watched Part 3. I took time to get a shower, straighten up the livingroom, and cook pancakes before Nathan and his dad came over at 9:00 to open gifts.
They were gone by 10:00. It was a quiet event, not nearly as exciting as opening gifts yesterday with Joe. December 24 is his birthday (he’s 45) so we exchanged gifts with him yesterday. Mike and Nathan had to go back home; Granny was apparently fixing lunch/dinner for them all. That’s fine with me; I got a quiet afternoon to myself!
Joe had Christmas dinner at his step-brother's home. I probably should have gone so I could meet more of his extended family, but I just didn’t feel like getting out and being around people. Instead I curled up with the warm, fuzzy blanket Fern got for me, and watched The Thorn Birds. Even the movie was passionate, nearly as much as the book. I had wanted to watch it with Joe and share the romance with him, but of course, he needs to spend time with his family too.
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