Becki Singer hit the nail on the head with her eloquent letter to Kris. Complete with six-burner range, cabinets with roll-out drawers and numerous floor-to-ceiling built in bookshelves, who could deny her her Christmas wish? She's inspired me to write my own letter to Santa. And although the 2014 holiday has passed, I'm hopeful that we'll see some Christmas Magic in 2015.
Dear Santa,
First and foremost, thank you for the health of family and friends in 2014. Even though I have been focused on "mydothouse", I do understand what is ultimately important and am thankful for the continued improvement of those that have had a rough year: my dad, my grandfather and especially Lyle's dad.
My Christmas wish for 2015 (albeit a tad early) is a converted carriage house, complete with three bedrooms, two baths, first floor studio (where those horses used to be!), arched windows and exposed wood beams galore. These rarified homes are "what real estate dreams are made of" and Santa, I hear you're the just the man to grant them.
I realize I may be reaching and won't hold it against you if this is an impossible request, but please do keep us in mind and if 2015 doesn't work out, I'm not picky, there are plenty of holiday seasons to come. We appreciate any Christmas magic you can provide.
Very truly yours, Casey
As for 2014, we celebrated Christmas at my parents house in Pennsylvania, where we spent the day with three grandparents, two parents, one aunt, one brother and a partridge in a pear tree. It was a day filled with food, fun and my grandfather singing, "Sant-i Claus did not forget us..."
