My Christmas list this year - the version I gave to Joel - was the most "grown-up" than it has ever been. Rather than asking for gift cards for clothes or shoes like normal, the number one item was "Go out for a nice dinner together."
It may sound odd to you, but I mean it. Every day I realize more how time is a valuable thing and I don't spend enough of it with my loved ones. Especially Joel. I'd love the gift of time with all my family and friends, but first and foremost to me is time with Joel.
So, Santa, more than any wrapped package under the tree, bring me an evening where Joel and I can sit down together, enjoy a leisurely face-to-face conversation instead of on the phone and the luxury of wonderful food that I do not have to prepare or clean up.
Two side notes:
Joel also had a grown-up Christmas list for me. First on his was "international travel" and the second was "a baby." He is getting neither. :)
I'm granting my own wish and spending a few extra days with my family. However the list I gave them also included sweaters, accessories and other "things" that weren't on the list for Joel.
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