Christmas at the McAllister house is a laid-back affair. Still reeling from the rigors of preparing a gourmet Thanksgiving meal the month before, my husband James and I like to take it easy on Christmas. All of my family is in Michigan, and my husband's family is out West, so it's just the two of us for the holiday. We wake up in the morning and unwrap presents under the curious and watchful eyes of our two cats, Scooter and Darcie. We spend the day relaxing, and at dinnertime we grab Chinese take-out. We end the day by curling up on the couch and looking at the pretty lights on the tree and listening to Christmas carols.
About the author: Jamie McAllister is the author of “The Mermaid” in the upcoming anthology By the Bay 2: More East Beach Stories, to be published in 2017. She is a freelance writer in Virginia Beach. For more information about Jamie and her work, please visit her website.
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