I sit here, surrounded by birth family, feeling the love all around of great aunts and uncles, of my late Uncle's partner, and I can't help but realize just how good life is right now. It has been a tough year, from my birthday, when I was raped and became pregnant with the two wonderful boys I am now carrying for my late Uncle's partner and his husband, to the most recent events I don't know if or when anyone in House R will be ready to publicly speak about, to having the very foundation of my relationship rocked. It has also been a very good year, a very blessed year. I am grateful for the love of both my birth family, Mom and Pappa's remaining siblings (my legally adopted family, who have all been wonderful and have accepted my birth family and who have all been welcomed into my birth family along with me), to all the members of House R. I am a very well loved woman!
I got an early Christmas gift this year. I was welcomed home to House R with open arms and could not be happier to be home, where I belong. I was not expecting anything material, but, boy, was Santa good to me this year!
Even though I can't wear them for a few months, Grandfather and my Loce got me a new set of riding leathers! A soft, supple black leather with trim in dark smoke gray and the palest of pinks. They are beautiful! Gram gave me several gift cards to my favorite stores for a shopping spree after the babies are born for school clothes! Of course there are other odds and ends, James (my late Uncle's partner) and his husband gave me a gas card for that first ride on Sally after the babies, and I got a beautiful sweater from my adopted Pappa's sister. Some of the members of House R will be over a little later and we are going to exchange more gifts. Then, after a nap, it will be time for a (pregnant) girl's favorite part of the holiday! Food!
I will post more later and in the coming days. This is part of my gift to my Love, that I will blog more, but shhhhh, he does not know that yet, lol.
So, from my home to yours, have a very merry, blessed, and safe Christmas!
