Sunday, December 26, 2010

Open on Christmas


On Christmas Eve~we had guests. On Christmas Day~we had guests. On the day after Christmas~we still have guests and so on and so and so on. Guests in our house until New Year's Day. Such is our life "living behind the pocket door" at our bed and breakfast.

This is our first Christmas with guests in our house. We are open so other people can spend the holidays with their families. It's fine. It really is....that's what we do. It was out of the ordinary for us, but we've filled the holiday time doing fun and unexpected things we normally do not do on Christmas.

We made a date and went to the movies at the Bay Theatre on the night before Christmas Eve. It's just a short brisk walk from the Korner Kottage. Walking through our quaint village all "decked out for Christmas" was indeed special. It was quiet and peaceful and we had it all to ourselves. I believe we were the only ones out walking around. The movie wasn't that great, but it was fun sitting together in the movie, eating popcorn and keeping our minds off of the fact that we were working on Christmas and missing family.

We made plans to fill Christmas Eve day.....I did an hour "hot yoga" class, we went window shopping and met friends in Traverse City for dinner at Red Ginger on Christmas Eve. Traverse City had a much different vibe than quaint Suttons Bay. It was bustling and hustling with all kinds of activity that evening. We had a great meal with good friends and enjoyed the city lights and then headed back to our quiet little village of Suttons Bay and missing family.

Christmas morning we served breakfast to our guests like we do every morning. No family at the breakfast table this Christmas morning.....however we had guests far away from their home in Paraguay, who happened to speak very little English.....but we managed and hopefully helped them enjoy a pleasant experience as they celebrated a "different kind of Christmas".

Now, it is the day after Christmas, and we still have guests in our house. It's quiet and it's all right. We've survived this holiday doing new and unexpected things....but next year..... I've already made plans to "not be open" and spend Christmas doing all the traditional things we normally do at Christmas......spending it with our family.

















































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