surprises~

When you look into my eyes

And you see the crazy gypsy in my soul

It always comes as a surprise

When I feel my withered roots begin to grow

Well I never had a place

 that I could call my very own

That's all right, my love,

'cause you're my home”

Billy Joel

dec. 27

in our home

santa is alive

santa is real

there have been questions over the years

but i just simply say

it is your choice to

BELIEVE

or not 

and i think they both have chosen the first

up until a week prior our oldest had kept asking what i wanted for christmas

mama...we need to get you something

hhhmmm

NEED

why i asked

because we have to

you have to

ya

well you do not have to get me anything

if you really want to do something for me

take your brother and make me something

far better than anything you could buy

I WOULD LOVE THAT

this ones wheels turned all week long

every idea he had

our wee little

let it slipped so freely from his mouth

oh this was causing some frustration from one older one

but he continued to play it off each time

for years my husband and i

have not so much shared gifts on christmas

we feel we have what we need

and our lives are good

every once in awhile though

this unspoken agreement gets broken

mainly from me...hehehe

now last year santa did not fill our stocking

and oh what trouble alarming concern this caused

we both explained we probably weren't

 on our bestest behavior towards one another

so we would try harder and maybe this coming year

santa would be kind to us

and so it was santa

did a wee bit of shopping this year

gathered a few items for two older adults

who missed their chance last year

and i guilty of breaking our agreement

had picked up a few tinsy little bits for my love

from our littles and me

all was hid away

days passed

and i thought nothing more of

what or if gifts would be exchanged

TILL

one family memeber got a bit tipsy on this eve

and could not keep ones mouth tightly closed

"your gonna die when you see what he got you"

ok

i

 LOVE

surprises

when its kept a surprise

but

i

DO NOT LIKE

 knowing there will be a surprise coming

it drives me absolutely crazy

too add to the fun my parents chimed in

see this here one who was suppose to keep a secret

could not resist the excitement felt

adn had to share with my parents

they went on and on

about how wonderful it would be

something i have always wanted

but never could

one asks me what i have wished for

our home to paid off

our bed and breakfast in the mountains

and i am not really sure what else

oh my camera

but i know that would not be

cause goodness knows

 where he would find the money...hehehe

ok this one says

something you have always wanted

 since you were little

disneyland

enough already i say to them

when he finds out you have leaked this here surprise

i do not think he will be happy with you

cause up until now

i had no idea

there was even a gift coming for me

conversation ended

yet my mind did not stop

what in the h*ll did he do

i arose in the wee early hours of the morn

added the final touches throughout our home

came here for wishing friends a merry holiday

and then waited for time as it slowly ticked away

i started getting breakfast made

and then the call

that my family was on their way

 get them up

i can't wait for you to see

this was the first year ever that our littles had slept away

not a rustle had been heard and here it was 7:30 am

family arrived

soon our home explode with paper galore

presents unwrapped and i taking pictures

of everyones faces

then one says

ok open your gift

hand me your camera

i grab this mystery surprise gift

and look up at my love

he gives me his sweet little smile

and a little shrug

as i open i notice there is more than one thing

wrapped up in this box

as i grabbed the first

i could feel something soft below

i began to unwrap gift number 1

my heart starts pounding

and my face gets warm

i can feel the redness coming on strong

my hands start shaking

as i begin to unveal

this here first of my surprise

now as the paper comes off

SLOWLY

VERY SLOWLY

i do not see beads

only this here

WOMANS NAVAL

is this a joke

my parents are here

our wee littles are sitting inches from me

i look up and my dad starts laughing

i know he now knows whats running through my mind

oh gosh i HOPE this is not what i think

and down below

some giddy~up to go along

hehehe

i don't think i have sighed so loud before

i looked up at my love

and smiled a smile that filled the room

i could not believe he had thought to get me this here

all i could do was stare at him

keep going they all rang in

so i grab the soft little package

my mind now fully at ease

that this will not be some kinky little treat

ok maybe it could be look at in the eyes of some as such

and i am wondering of my love has other ideas as well...hehehe

inside was the most beautiful

chocolate brown

hip scarf

with delicate details flowing about

i held it in my hands

and i said

i can't believe you got this for me

once more he shrugged his shoulders

now his eyes twinkling so

and he says to me

thats not all

there is one last thing in there

for you

what more could there be

see the funny thing is

i almost bought a dvd a few weeks back

then decided maybe later

i reached down in to the box

and there lay a card

i open it up

and see

i just about screamed!!!

he on his own

had called my sister one day

and asked if he arranged such class

and to leave work early

would she go with me

and would she help him in finding these gifts

and she remains firms and says 

 it was all him

i have wanted to take belly dancing for so very long

throughout the years

i have never had the time to make it to such

as he has to work during class hours

and work is far more important

than me belly dancing and him watching our littles

well not so much this here day

TIMES HAVE CHANGED

and i for one get to go out and play

i still am in awe that he has done this for me

and i am thinking

he just may be

SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL

this is the most thoughtful of gifts

 i have ever been given

and it is all for me

for my spirit

for my soul

for gifting me time alone

so i shall ring in the new year

with a little wiggle and jiggle

and begin a new adventure

 i have longed to embark on

i hope you all had the merriest of merry holiday

and to the final days of december and 2010

may it be filled with only blessings plenty

thank you so for sharing each day with me