White Christmas

Twenty twenty has been a fairly crappy year in general. Holidays were spent without cherished loved ones. My grandfathers funeral was via zoom. Virtual school proved ineffective for us and we had to leave our beloved elementary school for a school that went in person. Even Ironman and major marathons cancelled their races and went virtual. I sound like a huge complainer, which I typically am not. So let me describe a highlight of 2020. For the first time ever, I experienced a white Christmas. After a solid day of rain on the 24th, the snow started to literally dump at 6:15pm. By 6:45 the ground was covered and my children were sprinkling their reindeer food on our sidewalk so Santa wouldn’t miss our house. It was truly a gift. We sat around eating our takeout sushi (a Christmas eve tradition) and watched the snow blanket the yard. The kids got us up at 5am to open presents so we didn’t see the 4 inches until the sun came up. The streets were quiet. Peace covering Asheville.