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| Merry Christmas – 2011 “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” – – Author unknown, attributed to a 7-year-old named Bobby What a difference a year can make.
The tree is up, the house is decorated and most of the presents have been bought. Wrapping will be done over the next few days, then we’re off to the city on Friday for our annual visit to see the tree. Before you know it, it will be Christmas Eve, then Christmas.
Last year on our annual trip into the city I was still in the middle of my breast reconstruction and my back was killing me from the surgery and the expansion process. What a miserable day that was. I felt like Debbie Downer – in addition to how badly I felt physically, I had just started taking the first month of my 5 years of Tamoxifen and became very depressed, an unanticipated side effect of many aromatase inhibitors. I was trying very hard to be happy, but happy I was NOT. The whole holiday season last year was pretty miserable.
Fast forward to today. My current state of mind: peaceful, calm, joyful, anticipatory and grateful. Happy Holiday’s. Hang out with your family, relax, don’t worry about the gifts, sleep a lot, don’t go to malls, watch a lot of funny movies, read some good books and enjoy the season!
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Wonderful post Claudia. Merry Christmas!
Lisa
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My laptop erased half of what I just typed–makes me nuts…anyway, so glad this Christmas is a joyful one for you, Claudia, and that you can enjoy it, unlike last year. I’ll get in touch if I can go with you in May–I have to see what my work situation is and if it’s right at graduation, which I’ll need to attend…
Merry Christmas, to all of the T’s! xoxo
Thanks, Lisa and Sue! And, Merry Christmas!! XO Claudia