What to expect for Christmas kept Don and me guessing. Diana and Daniel were planning to come down, but they didn't know for sure.
What we knew for sure was that Daniel's dad, Mark, would be bringing a car to them. He drove up from Houston, only to turn around and go home the next day. The weather was picture perfect, so we had a meal outside on the deck. Mark brought us some gorgeous lemons from their lemon tree in their backyard. They were the biggest lemons I have ever seen, certainly the yellowest ones I have ever seen, and the juiciest, most delightfully tart ones ever. What a delightful time we had!
As we neared Christmas, Di and Daniel decided that they could arrive on Christmas Eve and leave the day after Christmas. It was going to be quick. But it was going to be perfect!
When they arrived, the luminarias were already set, and I was beginning to light them. Although it was a bit windy, we were able to keep them going. Although they are short-lived, luminarias are the prettiest Christmas decorations. Christmas Eve in Albuquerque never leaves one's soul, but my luminarias help bring me the memories.
After a steak dinner, complete with twice-baked potatoes and asparagus, we spent the evening talking and opening our Christmas Eve books. The next day was a typical Christmas - opening gifts, zooming with family, and figuring out what Di and Daniel are going to take back to Colorado. Then at 2, we went to the Gaskills for hot chocolate and cookies - outside and socially distanced. The perfect weather enhanced the day, and we hated for it to end.
On Saturday the kids left for Denver . . . their car filled with gifts and "stuff" that I needed to get out of the house! Diana's stuff. Lucky Daniel!
We had a very Merry Christmas . . . one that only a pandemic can bring.
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