Everyone has one… that little child in them that is just waiting in anticipation to come out…especially, I think, during Christmas time.

It’s exactly how I feel waiting for the special day I have every December with my dear friend, Sistah V, and our Christmas celebration.

I’ve said it before, and I say again, that going to Sistah V’s house is like going to grandma’s. There is so much nostalgia within the walls of her home that it envelops my heart and is so reminiscent of those hugs one got from grandma as a small child.

And so it was again that the magic of Christmas filled my heart with joy once again, being with my Sistah V, wrapped in the warmth of her home sweet home, as we partook in simple joys and pleasures.

Sistah V’s tree, though the tinsel not on yet, always, always takes me back to how my grandma P.’s Christmas tree looked.

I love how the Christmas tree lights reflected off the photo on the wall. I simply love how she decorates and could just sit and look at all her special treasures ALL. DAY. LONG.

Our gifts awaiting to be opened…

But first! Time to pick out cookie cutters for cut-out cookies!

And while cookies baked and frosting began, we watched Journey Back to Christmas – a must see Hallmark movie! Well, aren’t all Hallmark movies a must see?!  

Cookies I decorated… and geesh… a blurry photo. Hmmmmm. Okay, true confession…. I had a glass of Bailey’s Irish Creme while decorating. This could explain things. 🙂

And before I left… one last moment of enjoying Sistah V’s decorations in the backyard, which you can see from her kitchen window.

Driving home, love of friendship filled my heart…thinking about the ending of the movie and how I was trying not to get all emotional… as you know those movies can make one do!  When just on cue, Sistah V cocked her head to the side, sitting across from me, sprinkles of various sugars and frosted fingers between us, she looked at me and we both had tears in our eyes.

Another memory firmly planted in my heart. A blessing so beautiful I find it hard sometimes to believe how truly lucky I am.

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