Your faithful Sweet Tea is indeed blessed to have been given a sister who is so sweet, so funny, so loyal, and so very dear that to imagine any greater gift would be unthinkable. And yet--though I may tempt the gods by saying so--it is indeed my reality.
There are her chirruns--whom we'll call J, Other J, and A--and then there is her hubs, Big J (as A calls him). What a doll. What a dear. What a gift.
Speaking of gifts, please allow me a short tangent. Gifts: I want them ONLY if someone sees something and thinks of me OR if it is handmade. I DO NOT want a gift just because the calendar says it's a gift-giving holiday. Period. My loved ones are few but true and they have nothing to prove.
WELL. Apparently, Big J has been reading this here blog and paying close attention because, friends, I just got a package in the mail from him that included Christmas gifts even better than ones I would've picked for myself. Witness:
These Christmas ornaments look like they were made for me! I love them SO much! Like I done told ya, these are as good as or better than ones I would've picked out for myself. I. am. in. love.
And check out this ornament:
Could you die???
And--this is just gorgeous--a violin with a case!
I know what you're thinking, and the answer is no, it does not really play. I tried to pluck out a little tune on the strings, and no dice.
Given my domestic situation this year, I was wondering if I should put up a tree and/or decorate at all. Big J's gift reminded me how much I love Christmas and let me know that I'd be miserable passing up decorating. I'll be putting up a tree very soon, and I'm so happy to say that all my "new" ornaments will be making their appearance.
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