Not just smiling but laughing out loud!
I think I just needed to let out the hurt, so I could move on and I now feel I have a plan in place to make sure Christmas is enjoyable for all the family! Trying to keep things in and pretend that everything was just like it used to be was just making it worse.
I've readjusted my thinking and tonight will start celebrating with a Bbq with my sister and her family. Looking forward to my daughter coming home on Christmas Eve. AND my wonderful parents are getting all of us together for a trip back to our childhood (embarrassing photos of us on our many family 'holidays' when we spent weeks travelling around Australia). Should make for some healing laughs!
Hope your Christmas is special too! Wishing you a terrific 2015 filled with good health and happiness. Love, Deanne xoxo