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threeplusfire) wrote2002-12-13 11:28 pm
threeplusfire) wrote2002-12-13 11:28 pm
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I love driving home from Hana's house, on the dark winding 360 highway.
The boys were incredibly well behaved. They didn't fall down and try to kill each other even once. We played Heroes of Might & Magic II, and Starcraft. Christopher was most interested in Starcraft, and reminded me several times to tell his parents what a good present it would make. They went to bed without any fuss, and I read a little while on the couch. Hana has the most beautiful home, with wood floors, and stone tiles in the bathroom. The walls are pale yellow, with some darker accents, and the whole thing is just decorated with such style. Hard to say what it is, but definitely Hana.
She loved her Christmas card, and the Czech soap I saved for her. Her eyes were bright, and she told me once that she had saved every card I had ever given her. How many professors save the things you give them? I am so deeply grateful for her presence in my life, all the lessons and time she's given me.
Hana gave me a beautiful golden Christmas ornament from the Czech Republic, a fragile confection decorated with white and silvery sparkling bits. One of my first Christmas ornaments of my own.
There's a party again in our living room now, people drinking beer, the stereo going, pizza and gaming and conversations. It feels good. Something like normal, something like happiness.
I finished my Christmas shopping today. There's a box that needs to be packed up and sent to New York to three beautiful women.
The boys were incredibly well behaved. They didn't fall down and try to kill each other even once. We played Heroes of Might & Magic II, and Starcraft. Christopher was most interested in Starcraft, and reminded me several times to tell his parents what a good present it would make. They went to bed without any fuss, and I read a little while on the couch. Hana has the most beautiful home, with wood floors, and stone tiles in the bathroom. The walls are pale yellow, with some darker accents, and the whole thing is just decorated with such style. Hard to say what it is, but definitely Hana.
She loved her Christmas card, and the Czech soap I saved for her. Her eyes were bright, and she told me once that she had saved every card I had ever given her. How many professors save the things you give them? I am so deeply grateful for her presence in my life, all the lessons and time she's given me.
Hana gave me a beautiful golden Christmas ornament from the Czech Republic, a fragile confection decorated with white and silvery sparkling bits. One of my first Christmas ornaments of my own.
There's a party again in our living room now, people drinking beer, the stereo going, pizza and gaming and conversations. It feels good. Something like normal, something like happiness.
I finished my Christmas shopping today. There's a box that needs to be packed up and sent to New York to three beautiful women.