Christmas is upon us.....

'Tis the season. So many wonderful things at this time of year. It has been a joyful day. Being a secret santa, going to my son's orchestra concert and watching David gritting his teeth, covering his ears and begging to leave for the duration of it.( Irritating at the moment, funny now. ) Enjoying my children's anticipation in looking forward to next week. (Don't we just love watching them stew over what's under the tree?) In spite of all of the wonderful blessings this day (and every other day) I'm feeling very melancholy. A friend of mine from junior high & high school passed away a couple of days ago. I don't know the details of his death, and sadly I don't know much about his life in the years since high school. We recently became Facebook friends, but didn't "talk" much. It's sad how we lose touch with people. I wish I had told him what his friendship meant to me during the difficult times I had in school. He was such a sweet guy. It makes me think, do I let those people I love know how much they mean to me? I'm only 34, but life is seeming shorter every day. I hope my friends and family know how much they mean to me. I am terrible at keeping in touch and telling people how I feel about them. If you are reading this, then you are one of those people I love and care about very much. I hope you know that.
Merry Christmas and remember what's important at this time of year. Not things, but people.