I can't believe that it's Christmas Eve already. Steve and I were discussing how there appears to be a small window in one's life when it's easy to forget that it's Christmas. That window is somewhere between finishing school and before you have kids! I understand that to some, this concept is madness but, as we were driving home from Trisha and Mark's place this afternoon, we needed to remind ourselves that if we were currently about ten years old...tonight would be a VERY long night!!
It's been busy since we arrived in Tilbury. Coming here is such blessing because so many people that we love are in the area. In turn though, we have to take a breath every now and then remember to slow down!!
One of the highlights of our visit so far was having Christina visit for the day. Normally, we would make it a priority to stop in London at some point to visit on our way to or from but, this year, she drove up to Tilbury to crash with the Smyth family for the day!! We had such a good time (like always!) catching up on the past months and talking about things to come. At one point in time, we began to vocalize our desire for yummy festive drinks, which ultimately resulted in sneaky little smiles and the two of us on the road to Windsor in search of the nearest Starbucks!!! Believe me when I say that our priorities are perfectly in line!!!
It's been busy since we arrived in Tilbury. Coming here is such blessing because so many people that we love are in the area. In turn though, we have to take a breath every now and then remember to slow down!!
One of the highlights of our visit so far was having Christina visit for the day. Normally, we would make it a priority to stop in London at some point to visit on our way to or from but, this year, she drove up to Tilbury to crash with the Smyth family for the day!! We had such a good time (like always!) catching up on the past months and talking about things to come. At one point in time, we began to vocalize our desire for yummy festive drinks, which ultimately resulted in sneaky little smiles and the two of us on the road to Windsor in search of the nearest Starbucks!!! Believe me when I say that our priorities are perfectly in line!!!
While our time between visits is generally much too long, it's comforting to know that we can always pick up right where we left off...and that's exactly what we do. Whatever daily emails can't fix, a couple of hours over coffee always can!
We returned to Tilbury in time for dinner and many, many laughs. We exchanged Christmas gifts and spent a good chunk of time looking through the FABULOUS gift that she gave Steve and I...a coffee table book of all National Geographic pictures...beautiful! We talked more, ate more, laughed more and so is the story of our friendship!!!
She hit the road late that night en route back to London. It's always hard for me to say goodbye to her but, we have a lot of plans this year to help make that easier in the future! And until then, we have our visits...and our Starbucks...and our visits at Starbucks!
We returned to Tilbury in time for dinner and many, many laughs. We exchanged Christmas gifts and spent a good chunk of time looking through the FABULOUS gift that she gave Steve and I...a coffee table book of all National Geographic pictures...beautiful! We talked more, ate more, laughed more and so is the story of our friendship!!!
She hit the road late that night en route back to London. It's always hard for me to say goodbye to her but, we have a lot of plans this year to help make that easier in the future! And until then, we have our visits...and our Starbucks...and our visits at Starbucks!
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