Christmas has come and gone for 2025. It was my first holiday without my mom, who passed away in October, so it was a bit rough. Still, I was able to make the best of it.
Off work on Christmas Eve (24 December), I got some Christmas cards in the mail with my annual newsletter included. These mostly went to my brothers and a few others who had already sent me cards. I also did some last-minute shopping. that night, I was at Julie's apartment. We and Joan (Julie's roommate) had Chinese takeout dinner, when watched a couple of Christmas themed episodes of The Office (the British original) on TV. Then, we watched Monty Python's Life of Brian. Funny movie.
The next morning, we had breakfast and awaited the arrival of Joan's daughters. They came and brought presents to add under the tree. We had a nice dinner featuring baked ham.
Then, we all gathered to open presents. I got an autographed copy of Lane Boyd's book "Way Beyond the Blue," the Memoirs of Colonel Jackie Jackson, USMCR and a St. Louis CITY SC ornament from Joan's daughter Brittany and her spouse Ashley. Both gifts were most welcome.
I gifted Julie a $100 gift card from Massage Envy and a robe I bought the day before at Walgreens. She loved both items.
We then had dessert and hung around the apartment before Joan's daughters departed. Julie and I walked her dog Molly around the apartment complex before I headed home.
There, I opened the presents placed under my tree. They had arrived in the past few days via Amazon. From Julie, I got a dark green pullover sweater, which is most welcome.
Rick, on behalf of himself and my late mom, gifted me three books. One was "BFI Film Classics: All the President's Men," a monograph on one of my all-time favorite movies. Another was "The Second Manassas Campaign," a history of the American Civil War campaign in eastern Virginia during 1862. Lastly, I received "Picture Show: Classic Movie Posters from the TCM Archives," a highly illustrated book.
Besides these books, my brother sent me the 2026 This Day in Military History calendar from History, and a $25 Panera Bread gift card.
I relaxed at home that night, as I had work yesterday (26 December). It went well, with not too much traffic.
Later.
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