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The Special Christmas Dinner Guest

By Cyndi – Posted on

It’s Christmas Eve, Dinner Is Served, Please Won’t You Join Us

The Special Christmas Dinner Guest

Embracing special moments throughout the joyful holiday season.

My family and I got up early in the morning on Christmas Eve.

We had a ton of things to do today before our guests would arrive for our annual Christmas Eve dinner.

We all piled in the car to go get a last few minute items for the feast.

Every year at 4 p.m. the festivities begin and the kids were super happy. This year they sent out invitations to a few of their classmates and they accepted.

I had already prepared most of my dinner the night before because I want to enjoy as much time as possible with all my guests. Relaxing and conversing with some of my closest friends brings me exceeding joy.

When we got to the supermarket I grabbed the sourdough rolls, my favorite vegan butter and a small lemon cake for me and hubby to enjoy later that night. I had the wine chilling in our little fridge for a special time such as this one.

After picking up everything I needed from the store the kids and I made a beeline home.

The Special Christmas Dinner Guest

I asked the kids to straighten up the living room a bit while I created a gorgeous tablescape for our Christmas dinner party. It turned out more beautiful than last year.

After that the kids bathed and got dressed. I showered and slathered on my Rose Gold luxurious handcrafted body butter. It was time to get dress. I put on my pretty red dress and stepped into my black leather shoes, the ones with the red bottom soles. I looked in the mirror and quickly approved of my attire. I gave myself and wink. Guests would be arriving very soon.

The kids and I made our way downstairs and waited with pure joy for our special guests to get here.

Our ring camera informed us that our first guest had arrived. We quickly went to the front door to see who it was.

The Special Christmas Dinner Guest

I looked out the window and saw my daughter’s two best friends smiling from ear-to-ear. I think it’s safe to say they were elated to join us for Christmas Eve dinner.

They came in and headed straight to my daughter’s room to hangout until it was time to eat.

Not long after our other guests started arriving in bunches. Altogether 15 guests had come for dinner.

Their home is my home which means they can hangout anywhere in my home they want to. Most of us sat in the kitchen while other friends gathered in the living and dining rooms.

I had a large variety of mouthwatering appetizers and plenty of beverages in each room for my friends to enjoy. Of course I baked my moist delicious dark chocolate brownies. The kids gobbled those up!

The house was clothed in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The ambiance was amazing and everyone was in awe of my breathtaking,  unique and beautiful Christmas decorations that blanketed our home from top to bottom and wall to wall.

Everything was exactly how I envisioned and planned it. It was simply sensational.

The Special Christmas Dinner Guest

As we all got ready to eat dinner there was another ring at my front door. It was strange though because I didn’t see anyone on the camera.

I quickly made my way to the front door, but when I opened it no one was there. I checked carefully around the front yard, but all was quiet. I went back into the house because I didn’t want to leave my guests alone for too long.

While we were eating and engaging in Christmas conversation and celebrating each other I heard another ring at my front door. This time my husband checked, but he didn’t see or hear a thing.

So he came back to the table. After dinner was over we all gave a toast to each other for time spent creating gifted memories we will cherish a lifetime.

After our toast I heard another ring at my front door. My camera informs me that someone is at our front door for the third time. This time my guests, hubby and I all head to the front door. As we open the front door we see a big red sleigh loaded with gifts. And then we see 12 reindeer on our lawn.

We could not believe our eyes. While we were standing there in amazement snow began falling.

Talk about overjoyed we were laughing and just having a grand time.

All of a sudden the kids and their friends came running outside and told us to come around to the backyard. We hurriedly walked to the back of the house. Shocked, we saw a man around 5’10” tall. He was super round with the whitest snow like beard laughing as loud as he could. It was Santa Claus.

Santa lovingly gave gifts to all of us. He also warmed his belly with a full course meal and he loved it!

Not long after that, Santa fed his reindeer a few special treats before they took flight.

I hugged the old guy, rubbed his tummy and sent him on his way, but before he jumped into his sleigh, I whispered in his ear, I love you, Santa. Thank you for all of my Christmas gifts you have left me along the way. 

This is a night none of us will forget.

Cyn

 

The Round Little Man In The Bright Red Velvet Suit

By Cyndi – Posted on

Santa Claus Stopped By for a short visit and Decided To Take a Nap

The Christmas Eve Visitor

There was something different about Christmas Eve and the vibes could be felt all evening long.

My husband and I had just come home from the most wonderful Christmas party ever. It was midnight and we were both ready for bed. 

We dined and partied with close friends and a few family members. 

Giving a toast to Christmas the pink champagne was excellent and the food was beyond delicious. 

The lobster was cooked to perfection and the crab cakes were 100% crab meat and I mean premium lump. 

We were also treated to baked potatoes and asparagus. I was more than pleased with my meal and enjoyed it all. 

After dinner we received Colombian cups of coffee and tea. I opted for green tea only because I’m not a coffee drinker. 

For dessert we had red velvet cake and cream cheese pound cake that was out of this world. I had a slice of each because I love cake. Besides ice cream it is favorite thing to eat. 

After dessert we all danced while a few played chess. The night felt amazing. It felt like it was never going to end. We all had a fantastic time and I was grateful to be in the company of such lovely and truly wonderful people. 

When the evening was over we all hugged and engaged in quick conversations because it was late. I was excited to get home and I was delighted to have spent quality time in love. 

Hubby and I got home around 12:30. I immediately checked on Max our German Shepherd and he was fine.  I went up stairs to get ready for bed while my hubby secured our home. 

Max joined me, as he always does, and I prepared for bed. 

As I laid down I heard somewhat of a strange sound. It was coming from the bedroom next to mine. I knew it wasn’t my husband because I had just heard him downstairs still stirring around. 

I tip toed into the hallway to see what I was hearing. I peaked into the bedroom and saw a husky body sound asleep on in our guest bedroom. Frightened out of my mind I flew downstairs to get my husband. I suddenly o thought to myself how come Max didn’t tell me that someone was in our home. 

After flying downstairs and grabbing my husbands hand he immediately ran upstairs with a baseball bat in his hand. 

I stood back as he approached the room. He gave this husky-bodied man a nudge. He didn’t move of course so he shook him again but this time with much more force. The man, whose back was to us, rolled over and said hi ho ho merry Christmas. Hubby and I both shouted ever so lightly, Santa Claus! What are you doing here? 

Santa explained to us that he was so tired after delivering toys to our neighbors house he decided to stop by our house for a quick visit. When he noticed we weren’t home he went down the chimney, grabbed a bite to eat and made some warm milk. Santa said he needed a nap and went upstairs and jumped into bed. He didn’t mean to sleep so long because he had a busy night ahead of him. 

Well Santa got up, washed his face and hands. He then left our home, walked back over to our neighbors house, hopped in his bright red sleigh where Rudolph., Donner and Blitzen were waiting.

We stood in our door entry way as Santa took flight. It was such fun seeing Santa on this cold winter night. 

Hubby and I locked our front door and headed for bed.

The Christmas Eve visitor was the best Christmas gift ever and this is one Christmas we will never ever forget. 

Story written by Cyndi

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My Home Is Alive On Christmas Eve

By Cyndi – Posted on

My Heart Beats with Christmas Tradition, Spirit and Peace

The Spirit of Christmas came to visit my home and decided to stay.

Whenever I hear the first sounds of Christmas I smile. I am smiling knowing my heart will be filled with more love than the days before. 

Radiance fills my heart and I illuminate like lights on a tree. 

Ornaments of grace and a crown of glory brighten my home. I am forever gifted with treasures and trinkets. 

In my living room there are two subtly scented candles. Sweet gingerbread and decadent apple cinnamon. They lend light along with a touch of elegance when evening falls and light and lamps have been dimmed. 

And as I feel the embers and see the glow from the fireplace and how it glows in every space in my place, I am still smiling.

I have always believed my home is like nature. It is peaceful and overflowing with calm. It is a place for all who enter to relax and dream. 

The Spirit of Christmas Surrounds my home day and night and This story tells a tale all about the beauty of the christmas season and how it makes me feel loved

As I am entering into more of the same Christmas meets me so that I receive more love. I will welcome it and I shall embrace it. The feeling is like a fleece-lined comforter that comes to bring me comfort and joy just like Santa when he comes to deliver Christmas presents for girls and boys. 

And now as I make my way into my beautifully decorated breathtaking dining room I invite family and friends to gather and glow. Right here we will converse, talk Christmas and of speak of love. 

There will be plenty of champagne. We shall toast the evening. 

Our dinner will be the most delicious fare where recipes will be shared and thoughts of guests will be given. 

When dinner has been served and dessert enjoyed and loved to the fullest we will enter into the living room to exchange handcrafted Christmas cards and LV gifts.  Every card will contain heart written messages of Christmas joy. 

Gifts will be both large and small to suite each guest to the tee. And yes, we will sip on tea. We will share Christmas stories from years past and create new memories that will forever last. 

I Give a Toast To  The Spirit of Christmas that forever shall reign in my heart

And now on this Christmas Eve we will share all of our good nights with kisses and hugs oh so tight. 

The festivities have been blessed and the celebration as amazing as my guests. 

All of my candles have melted down.  My eyes will now close and my body must rest as I give peace to my mind graciously flowing from the north south east and west. 

Good night to all and to all bright lights.

The Spirit of Christmas came to visit my home and I am forever thankful for friends who came to roam.

A champagne Christmas gives a toast to Christmas Eve.

Merry Christmas everyone,

Cyndi

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There’s a Feeling of Christmas Everywhere

By Cyndi – Posted on

Christmas Is The Holiday That Sings To My Spirit

There's a Feeling of Christmas Everywhere

 

There’s a feeling of Christmas everywhere.

This phenomenal feeling is in my heart, blanketing my spirit and warming my soul.

I am over the moon just thinking about the upcoming holiday season. 

Hearts come together and loving warmth takes over.

The other day I began thinking about Christmas. Christmas is always on my mind. There was a slight jolt in my spirit and I jumped into the car and drove to Hobby Lobby. I had a feeling that they were stocking their shelves for Christmas.

When I got there all I could see was shelves were overflowing with autumn decor. I think it’s okay to say or even believe that their shelves will be full of Christmas soon. 

I’m going back there today (Monday, June 16, 2025) to see what they have on display for the most wonderful time of the year. 

I received an email over the weekend from Michael’s craft store that they are putting out their Christmas decorations this week. I’ll head there today as well to see what beauties they will be displaying for the holiday season. To say I am excited is an understatement.

The Christmas Season Is Beautiful, Warm and Wonderful

For me, there are so many things that make Christmas special. Even visiting the craft store, Home Goods and other home stores make me happy. I am not hard to please. Give me Christmas and you’ve given me the world. What can I say. I truly adore Christmas.

The decorations alone make spirits bright. The wonderful Christmas color palettes that illuminate our homes and songs that sing to our heart are amazing as well. 

And then there’s that cozy feeling that we all know so well and welcome with open arms that always shows up during the holidays while lovingly spreading good cheer everywhere we go. 

We can’t forget about the winter weather. Winter and Christmas go hand in hand. It’s the cold here up north that does it for me. 

Christmas Calls and Snowflakes Gently Fall 

I absolutely adore the cold and snowy conditions that always seem to show up when Christmas comes. 

Winter wonderlands make Christmas even more special every time I see a snowflake or two that sometimes turns into a real heavy snowfall. It’s awesome what those delicate beautifully designed snowflakes can do when they all fall to earth together. 

Looking forward to the 2025 holiday season I am preparing my home, once again, to receive love, joy and an abundance of good cheer followed by peace. 

As the Christmas season approaches I will be ready. Every year I look forward to preparing my home for this sensational season filled with love. 

I’ll slowly decorate every inch of my home with all of my beautiful Christmas decorations. My theme this year will be red and gold or perhaps silver and icy blue. Whatever colors I decide to use I will make it all come together like a picture on the front cover of a magazine. 

Christmas is such an amazing time of year. It fills every room and inch of my home and I love it. I look forward to enjoying the splendor and wonder of the season. 

This year I’m going to write a few Christmas songs and sing them to my family. I want to make sure each and every Christmas is special because I love my family and I love Christmas. Creating these These memories that can never be forgotten is extremely important to me.

What Christmas will you be creating this year that your family will cherish and never forget?

Merry Christmas everybody,

Sincerely,

Cyndi 

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The Reddest Ruby Christmas Gift

By Cyndi – Posted on

A Colorful Christmas story filled with friendships, family and treasures

The Reddest Ruby for Christmas

The reddest ruby for Christmas is a story for all to read and enjoy. 

My two best friends and I made plans to go Christmas shopping. It was Christmas Eve and I wanted to spend the day with Jenny and Amanda. We have been best friends ever since my husband and I moved into the neighborhood 7 years ago. They both had two children, but I was pregnant with my first child and we were all excited. I felt like this was going to be one of my greatest Christmas gifts I could receive. Having a baby in the holiday season.

So off to Neiman Marcus we went. It was cold and clouds covered the sky. It was my kind of day. I absolutely love the cold weather. 

We gave the keys to the kind gentleman working the valet station and made a beeline into Neiman. Amanda, Jenny and I went shopping confident that we were going to find the most thoughtful Christmas gifts that we set out to buy. 

Jenny immediately found her mom’s gift and Amanda bought two gifts for her hubby. I, on the other hand, took my time looking for a special gift for myself. 

Walking through Neiman I decided to head on over to the Louis Vuitton store because I knew I would find that very special Christmas gift to go under my beautifully decorated tree.  

Amanda, Jenny and I walked around LV until I found the perfect pocketbook. It had my name written all over it. I purchased it with love.

As the three of us sat waiting for my handbag to be monogrammed with my three initials, GTB, we sat eating macarons and drinking sparkling water that the store manager kindly offered us. The presentation of the macarons and sparkling water was lovely and we felt like Christmas queens.

After all, it was Christmas and we wanted to enjoy every second of the season.  

When the manager brought my beautifully packaged gift we went to a few other stores window browsing. 

We walked through the mall window shopping and had a ball talking and laughing. The mall was merry and bright and filled with Christmas shoppers from one end of the mall to the other. I loved seeing how happy the people were. Christmas has a wonderful way of pouring out love from the hearts of people everywhere. 

Now time was quickly passing and winding down as it always does when you are in the company of love.

Jenny, Amanda and I were hungry and it was time for us to have an early dinner and make our way home afterwards. I was tired and felt I needed to nap. 

We left the mall and went to Capital Grille for dinner. The food was incredible. I had lobster Mac and Cheese. Talk about delicious. Jenny and Amanda shared a plate of large crab cakes and their sides. They said it was more than delish. 

Right after my best friends and I engaged in an awesome conversation and amazing food we headed home. We had a fantastic time. Three close friends sharing, spending and showing love one to another is simply an awesome way to spend part of the holiday season and we appreciate one another and our friendship more than we could ever express with words. 

Amanda, Jenny and I hugged and they headed home. 

Now that we were all home safe and sound it was time for me to relax and enjoy a warm cup of chamomile tea. My husband was on his way home and I wanted his company for the rest of the evening. 

As I sat comfy and cozy awaiting my husband’s arrival I fell asleep. It wasn’t too long after I fell asleep that my husband came home and planted a warm kiss from his lips to my rosy red cheek. What a lovely way to wake up.

Not long after my husband’s sweet warm kiss woke me up we sat talking for a few minutes before we turned on Home Alone and fell asleep not long thereafter.

When we woke up I gave my husband his Christmas gifts and I opened mine from him. 

I still had another gift to open which was my Christmas present to myself.

Looking for my lovely gift I noticed that the packaging was completely different. However, I didn’t say a word, but I must say that I was scratching my head puzzled. I opened my gift that I bought from the LV store to show my husband. 

As I opened the gift I even noticed that the pocketbook had a little more weight to it than it did at the store. I opened my beautiful bag and found another gift inside. There was the most stunning red gift box inside my handbag. I nervously, but excitedly removed the gift box from my LV bag.

My husband said, Merry Christmas beautiful! Open your gift. When I opened the gift box my eyes saw the reddest Ruby ring I had ever seen in my life.  It was, indeed, the reddest Ruby to shine in my eyes. 

The day had dawned and Christmas was shining through the window of our comfortable living room. My husband and I enjoyed the day. I made brunch and then we had Christmas dinner. By the end of the night we were on our way to the hospital.

Little Baby Cyn was born. She was fine and healthy. My husband and I looked at each and said Merry Christmas. Love has come into the world. We are still smiling.

May the reddest ruby for Christmas warm your spirit and bless your heart.

Story Written by Cyn

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