The Highlight Of The Holidays

Our plan this year was to spend a couple of days in our old city of Montreal visiting family and friends on Christmas day and Boxing Day. We didn’t officially commit to taking this trip until a couple of days prior to our leaving because it was all dependant on the weather. Such is the way in Canada. You just never know when a snowstorm will kick in and hinder your plans. Well, lucky for us, the weather did hold up and we were able to go. And even luckier for us that we returned last night way before the first major snowstorm headed our way began. I tell you, one of the most frightening things is driving in a snowstorm at night. Thankfully, we didn’t have to, and we’re back home safe and sound. Amen to that.

Moving along...

Our trip was wonderful, and I came home in high spirits. When we moved to Kingston in 2009, we left behind all our family members and oldest friends that we would typically share holidays with. As a result, unless we drive over to see them, we don’t have anyone to spend Christmas day with. And spending Christmas alone – a day that is all about sharing all the joys of the holiday with the special people in your life – is not much fun. So we go if we can to be with the ones that mean most to us.

This trip was the highlight of the week. Of course, my camera went along for the ride...thank you for asking. And, yes, I took oodles of photos, some of which I will be sharing with you one day next week. I would have liked to post them earlier, but we just got back last night and I haven’t had time to go through them all.

But I will share the image below with you and the story behind it. You see, every special occasion (Christmas, Valentine’s day, anniversary, birthday...) since we met, my husband and I give each other a card. But not just any card. It has to be ‘the card’. The card that overwhelms. The card that makes the heart skip a beat or two.  You get bonus points if the card makes the eyes fill up with tears, and you hit the jackpot if a tear or two roll down a cheek.

So here’s my husband with ‘the card’ that I chose for him. He was overwhelmed, and I think the eyes may have welled up a little. But definitely no tears spilling over. Oh well, maybe on Valentine’s...

As for the snowstorm that hit our city overnight, let’s just say that it’s beginning to really look like winter out there. And the snow hasn’t stopped yet. This would be a good time to be lying on a beach on a tropical island. Sigh...