Christmas Music, Christmas Tree

I love waking up early on Sunday mornings. Today, Maya met her accompanist at 8, and I visited the Farmer's market to buy fresh mesclun and peppers and tomatoes and bread. I got a free coffee when I bought beans from Zeke's, and I carried it all the way back to Peabody to give to Jake. I drove as fast as I could to Towson to meet Emily at the yoga class, and was inspired by Maya who laughed with Sid all through class. Coffee at Starbucks and grocery shopping at Trader Joe's rounded out the morning.

Belina and Marius were singing with the Peabody chorus in the afternoon, so we were back at Peabody for the concert and the party afterward. I love Christmas carols, and the voices were beautiful.

Maurice flew in from Montreal for the week to work with Eric in the lab, and Noah was back from his sabbatical in Seattle for a few days, so we had dinner together and we all decorated the Christmas tree for the evening. My house feels so much more like a home now, with a living room and a dining room and a bedroom with a real bed. And Christmas is my favourite time of year!