And so this, our 2020 Covid Christmas, felt special and different. As was the case for so many families separated by the pandemic this year, it was the first time in JB’s 44 years that he wasn’t back home in Vermont for Christmas. But despite the distance, JB’s family really helped make our Christmas a special one. It started at the end of November when a handmade advent calendar arrived, each drawer decorated by JB’s family and stuffed full of chocolates, lego miniatures, and candies that Min loved opening each day of December (and would occasionally share with the adults). And then throughout the month, box after box arrived on our doorstep filled with special treats: beautiful pottery, baking mixes, Vermont beer, handmade holiday linens, cozy pajamas, even indoor snowballs! We cooked and ate delicious things, relaxed by the fire, and then miracle of miracles, had a beautiful snowfall on Christmas day!
And so this, our 2020 Covid Christmas, felt special and different. As was the case for so many families separated by the pandemic this year, it was the first time in JB’s 44 years that he wasn’t back home in Vermont for Christmas. But despite the distance, JB’s family really helped make our Christmas a special one. It started at the end of November when a handmade advent calendar arrived, each drawer decorated by JB’s family and stuffed full of chocolates, lego miniatures, and candies that Min loved opening each day of December (and would occasionally share with the adults). And then throughout the month, box after box arrived on our doorstep filled with special treats: beautiful pottery, baking mixes, Vermont beer, handmade holiday linens, cozy pajamas, even indoor snowballs! We cooked and ate delicious things, relaxed by the fire, and then miracle of miracles, had a beautiful snowfall on Christmas day!
Ash and Prairie 