On the Eve of Christmas Bella and Bear donned their elf pajamas and
we gathered round the Christmas Tree and read The Night Before Christmas.
On December 25th at 2am Bear awoke and saw that Santa had arrived, but went back to bed and waited patiently.
The table was set in the morning and a feast was had,
after which we tore into the presents:
When it was my turn it was not the necklace that I had asked for that was my favorite. It was a rectangular shaped box from my mother that had a card attached which read
As I tore into the package I realized what was inside despite my tear rimmed eyes.
At almost twenty-seven years old my mother got me the gift that I had always dreamed and ask for as a child.
This Christmas I learned dreams can come true for anyone at any age.















