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here i am again... alone on christmas.
this is really old.
thankfully, we have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off but all of my people are much too far away and all of my friends are out of town (even my jewish pals!) so here i sit on Christmas Eve, writing to you and watching MIRACLE ON 34th STREET which always makes me think of my dad...
who is having a little stint in the hospital.
we're hoping he's released tomorrow (christmas day) so the family can celebrate Christmas Eve tomorrow night, etc...
my family is awesome; they had Thanksgiving early for me and will celebrate Christmas late for dad.
so here i am all alone in my new christmas jammies (thank you, m & d) without my puppy, or anybody i love and dreaming of the day when i don't have to do 13 shows in 5 days.
soon, right?
i'm really ready to have a life. a real one. a normal one.
on top of it all, i've come down with the who-plague.... wiped out again.
soooOooo sick.
didn't i JUST have a sinus infection i finally kicked about 4 days ago? i'm thankful it hasn't attacked my voice (yet).
this schedule is just too much.
but....
i'm looking forward to seeing josh, naomi and the littles for Christmas brunch in the am
and la-la and nate for a little les miz in the evening. ..
i'm crazy about a handsome man in utah (who i'll get to hold in my arms for new years eve!!)...
and
the GRINCH is over in one week (11 performances)- i'm counting down the minutes. this one has been really tough (i'll miss the cast terribly-incredible group of people- but there are so many undesirable things surrounding it).
so to all of you who are surrounded by your family and friends, hold them close and be so grateful!
and
to those of you who are in my same boat, i feel your pain and my prayers are with you.
this phrase in AWAY IN A MAGER has given me great comfort.
i love thee, Lord Jesus.
look down from the sky
and stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.
i hope you have a very merry Christmas .... i'm asking santa for a snowy Utah Christmas next year!
8 comments:
Merry Christmas, MIM.
Hey I'm alone for Christmas this year too. I'm ready for a "normal" life too. I love the possibilities of a new year. Merry Christmas! I hope you don't feel too alone.
Merry Christmas ~ Have a nice day~ =)
Regards,
http://www.lonelyreload.com (A Growing Teenager Diary) ..
This is quite awful but I'm glad there are other people alone too!
I think the worst thing is everyone and their uncle saying "Oh you can come to mine!!"
They are being nice, and they really do mean it in the moment, but they aren't really thinking about how awkward it would be to have a school friend/work acquaintance/customer(?) crashing their family Christmas.
But maybe that says more about how many people I've told I'm going to be alone...
Merry Christmas fellow loner :) xx
Merry Christmas Natalie. Thanks for being an inspiration in faith, love and life to me!!
Every Christmas I'm reminded of you when I think of the lyrics, "To face unafraid the plans that we've made."
Thank you for your inspired thoughts Nat. :)
Your poor dad! And poor you! Hopefully this means that future Christmases can only get better?
i'm on a holiday road trip: from Boston to Boca Raton. I spent Christmas Eve at the DC Temple visitor's center (a lovely musical program by the sister missionaries) and stayed the night in a hotel. Christmas day included breakfast at the Waffle House (I'd give it one star) and a lot of driving. Enjoy your holidays.
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