Bringing Christmas Back (Part Three)
On the way to work this morning I stopped by the end of the driveway to put a final touch on the display. I had two extra outdoor bows, and we have two post on either side of our drive way.
Now, the hardest part. Decorating is easy. Setting the timers to come on at dusk and turn off six hours later is easy. The hardest part is finding a way to stall Sara so that she won't arrive home from Asheville before dusk. I want her first view of the place to be magical. I want all of the lights on, and I want it to be beautiful and perfect. Is that too much to ask?
It just may be.
As I write this I am working on trying to convince Sara to come into GSO and meet me for an expensive dinner. You think I should be offering an expensive dinner, but that doesn't work with Sara. She knows what stuff costs and she knows that we have no savings. If I can just entice her into a couple of grilled chicken salads from Elizabeth's my plan will go off without a hitch, and hopefully I will have managed to bring a little holiday joy into her life.
I should also note here for future generations that I'm not publishing any of these three blog entries until the trap is sprung. No point in risking giving it away early.
