Dec 29 2014
Sparkling
Bright and beautiful
Jarrett’s birthday is located a couple of weeks before Christmas, inevitably leading to the dreaded combo gift suffered by so many December babies. Not everyone is clever enough to have their birthday and Christmas evenly spaced six months apart, like I did. But his desk looked like this when he arrived at work on his birthday:
It’s nice to be loved by your office family.
Jarrett’s birthday was also celebrated by the Festival of Lights at the Botanical Gardens in the Big Town, so he and the wonderful Kalli came by to check it out.
We were greeted by someone handing out miniature candy canes, and plunged into a magical world of glittering sea monsters, shooting stars, peacocks, and flying sea urchins. A volcano spewed lava and smoke:
while a ship sailed rough seas in a nod to our maritime history and the whale watching season:
We came across a fire pit, where we were equipped with long bamboo poles and a marshmallow to toast:
Outside the fire pit area, mysterious globes glowed in the bushes:
There’s something magical about lights sparkling in the wintry darkness when the days are so short. It gives me hope and reminds me of the Christmas lights I loved as a child and still do. Especially when I’m with people I love.
One Response to “Sparkling”
Truly magical, we are never too old to enjoy bright lights and the feeling of magic, peace and beauty of the holidays, another reason to celebrate life.