Prompt: “What is the nicest thing that someone has done for you during the holidays?”
When I first moved to Pittsburgh in 2004, holidays were pretty lonely for me. Sure, I went home to visit my family for the actual holiday, but I always knew I was returning to an empty apartment. When I had my own apartment in Ohio, I always decorated for holidays, because I knew my friends would come over to hang out and I would be able to do holiday entertaining. But being new to Pittsburgh, and not really having anyone to entertain, I stopped decorating. In fact, I left my Christmas tree and all my decorations back in Ohio, with my parents.
Fast forward to 2008. Back then, Hubby was still newly acquired Boyfriend. We had been friends for years, but only had been dating for a few months. We already knew we were really serious about each other, so we were pretty stoked for the holidays that year. Because Boyfriend and I lived about an hour apart, we would typically try to meet up once during the week, then he would come spend the weekend with me. Around Thanksgiving, Boyfriend asked me when I would be putting up my Christmas tree. I explained to him that I no longer had one, and I did not have the money to buy a tree and decorations.
The next weekend we made plans for him to come to my apartment after work. He sent me a text letting me know he would be running a little late, and not to worry. At that time, I lived in an apartment with a security buzzer, so I had to ring him in when he got there. When he got to my door, I quickly realized why he had been running late. He had stopped to buy me a Christmas tree.
This will be 6th Christmas together, and each one has been romantic and special. But I will never forget what he did for me that first Christmas we were together, making sure it was perfect.
