Sunday, December 25, 2011

Even though I don't celebrate Christmas,

I am thinking about you more than usual today.  I know everyone else is, too.  You would be at L---'s, possibly by force, with Mom and everyone else, probably putting a call in to your grandma, and definitely to your dad and M---.  You might even call me and pretend not to want to wish me a Merry Christmas, or maybe you'd say something like, "I know you don't celebrate this pagan holiday, but I do, so Merry Christmas anyway, because I love you and I'm thinking about you."  You totally would -- you said almost exactly that last year.

I thought because I don't celebrate that I'd escape the typical 'first holiday season after' sadness.  Turns out there are memories no matter what.  Turns out I miss you more that normal today.  Go figure.

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