I wasn't expecting my friend to invite me to celebrate Christmas with his family. I didn't have plans to go anywhere and in the weeks leading up to my birthday and Christmas, I was weary of this day. When I read his invitation, I jumped of my seat in excitement. I was taken by surprise and there was a remarkable difference in my mood. This raised concern on my part, as I am trying not be at the whim of outside conditions to determine my mood. However, this was such a nice surprise that I allowed myself to give and receive.The experience turned out to be one of my favorite Christmas / Birthday celebrations ever. I was surrounded by a family that I met for the first time. He is a friend. We get along. It's safe to say I loved his family and they loved me. He thought it was apropos that I'd be in heaven with the amount of unconditional love shown to me by his family. I agree, I felt very blessed.
