~:[CH9 - Day 359]:~ Time is Precious
Normally on Christmas, our family will get together in a large mass, play games and do our normal greetings. The food is delicious and by night's end, I am hanging on to make it to the end of the night, tired from all the preparing and the activities we have. Today, that fatigue also existed, but it wasn't for the same six hours that we normally spend together. If anything, it was closer to six minutes. Every year we have a Santa greeting where everyone (adults included) visit Santa. For obvious reasons, that tradition would have gone down the drain. In the end, we exchanged our gifts and quickly snapped a photos, before heading off on our way. The weather tried to deter us as it sprinkled right as we were about to start, but we toughed it out and by the end of it all, we got all of our photos, masked and distanced. I sure would have loved to hug each other, eat together and even just lay around together for hours on end, but I think today I realized even more how precious our time is, as even just the few minutes we saw each other was special enough. There will be a time where we can truly gather again rather than staggering the times that everyone stops by, however, for now, I'll appreciate that I even have a few minutes to see those who are closest to my heart. I hope that you all have a safe and wonderful holiday.
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