It’s taken me five days to figure out how to post this magical day. For 37 years, my family has gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve – we have our family dinner, gather together, open our gifts and enjoy each other’s company. Christmas Eve has always been at my parents’ house without exception.
Until 2020.
2020 had its own plans… of course.
This year, I made my very first Christmas Eve dinner at home. This year we opened our gifts at home. This year we drank sparkling apple juice out of our wedding crystal. This year we texted our gratitude for generous gifts.
It was a magical, low pressure evening. We enjoyed each other and the Christmas spirit. We missed our family, we missed our usual traditions, but made the most of our one of a kind Christmas.
I hope that your holidays were special, even if they were different than usual. I hope that you were able to enjoy some comfort from the traditions however they may have changed.
Merry Christmas 2020. It was unique, but over here, it was also special.
Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity.
I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books.
A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been "super married" to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids.
My first book - How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!)
I have tried a podcast - it's still on Apple and Google Podcasts - but writing is where my heart is.
My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit.
I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually.
Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!
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