Christmas
December 25, 2013
On Christmas Eve, my sister and I brought my nephew and nieces to the playground, just to get out of the house for a little bit. I was going through a lot of mixed emotions, since this would be the first time we were spending Christmas without my mom. It just didn’t feel right to be out and about, and not still mourn the loss of my mom. Of course it was still painful to deal with, but I knew life was moving on.
For some reason, after I took this photo, things changed for me. I thought, “these kids just lost a grandparent, but they’re out here enjoying the sun, enjoying the park,.. just enjoying life.” I posted this photo to my Instagram with the caption, “I think a big part of the healing process is to just go out there and play, and live life. I love you, mom.” It helped me realize life was moving on, and these kids were going to be okay, so I knew I would be okay. I don’t know what triggered this moment of “aha!”, but I’m glad it did.
We spent Christmas at my aunt’s house, and we played our annual game of white elephant. White elephant has always been such a hilarious game in our family. Sometimes the stealing gets pretty intense, and some kids would even end up crying, but it’s all in good fun, and makes for some hilariously good times. Some of you vegetarians and vegans may want to look away…
“If you see da police!… Warn a brother”
One of my VERY talented, artistic cousins debuted his remote controlled R2D2 that he built from scratch. It included sound effects, a camera, and even a fire extinguisher.
We played pictionary for a bit afterwards, and one of my cousins got this drawing correct after just seeing these few lines. Everyone was in shock that someone guessed it in a matter of seconds… It was Driving Ms. Daisy.
Shot with a Panasonic Lumix GX7
