Saturna

and i intend to stay that way for a long while, both literally and figuratively.

what a wonderful christmas this year! every family gathering i attended over that two days was enjoyable. i feel like there was some true connecting going on all the way around - healing and love. jah isaac was such a big boy the entire weekend, with stellar behavior yesterday.

over the course of the last week, and particularly on christmas, i heard him pointedly thank people for his gifts, or spontaneously mention to me how nice it was that someone got him something. he was so polite i almost teared up a couple of times, given that i invest my heart in raising him to be a kind and thoughtful person.

brett and emily stayed with us from thursday through saturday, with saturday being an all day hangout and relax session. it was like they had never moved across the country, and certainly not like i had "company." jah isaac played softball outside with emily and rode his bike with brett and we all cuddled in blankets and drank tea and talked.

the gathering at my dad's on christmas eve was relaxed and enjoyable, and i think my brothers were very excited about the many cds of music that i made for them each. later that night colin and audrey and mom stayed over and we ate so much awesome food that i barely ate anything all day yesterday i was still so full.

and our trek through christmas day was probably the most enjoyable in years, since we spread out our gatherings over a couple of days, instead of going to four places in eight hours. the gregory/gridley clan were as spoiling of us as ever and as always, humble and sweet. and we were able to take our time and relax at the sims house, have good conversation and share with each other more than normal. it was very refreshing.

everyone was so generous to me this year. i have a fund to get my studio (deejay and production) running and some fuzzy pants and a new phone and one of my favorite records ever: Blair - Life. can't wait to play that on NYE!

all of the things are awesome, but i must say that it is the family and healing conversation and the learning and kindness and love are what really stand out in my heart and mind this year. focussing on our similarities and enjoying those things makes all the differences in the world just become not so glaring.

i hope your christmas, or whatever you celebrate, or avoid celebrating, was wonderful, too.

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