Christmas was very quiet at the Guzmán-Domínguez household. With John just out of surgery and my getting a nasty cold with laryngitis, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were like any other day. No visits, no friends, no special dinner (OK, John made his super awesome stuffed potatoes). And it kind of makes me depressed to be so alone during the holidays. I was expecting New Year’s to be the same, and it turned out to be totally different… too many options.
First there is our Little Brother’s family who really likes us, so I mentioned we could do something together and they are very excited about it. And then I received a call from one of our Peruvian friends to join them and some other people on New Year’s Eve. So I had to change plans with the Little Brother for New Year’s Day, and hopefully it will work for them.
The holidays are always hard when you are away from family and close friends. But I have to be thankful because we have met awesome people here in KC. And today I wished I didn’t have any plans so we could spend New Year’s with a couple of friends from out of town who can’t go home. But I can’t be to different places at once… We all try… But I know how much it sucks to look around and realize that we need to build stronger relationships and we are not doing it.
That will be a post for another day. On how much work I need to do on the making and keeping friends department.
Oh Bea, if I had been having X-mas at my house you two would have been on the short list of invitees. However we went to Lilly’s folks, and I am never comfortable inviting somebody to some one elses party. Besides I have enough trouble myself feeling like I am a good fit there.
I doubt I hold a holiday at my home any time soon. But that isn’t to say I can’t have friends over in the new year just becasue!