I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know. Unfortunately, living in Poland, I can't remember the last time we had one. Oh, well.
Gabriela came today for Joan and during our conversation, she told us she is leaving for Christmas with her family and won't be back until January 7th. That's OK, Paige will fill-in for her while she is gone.
Then she said she would be leaving for Lisbon, Portugal for four months as a participant in the Erasmus program. After that, she is moving to Warsaw, permanently, to take advantage of the job market for pharmacists. It's good for her, but Joan is going to miss her. They get along very well together. We’ve been fortunate to have her and I hope we keep in touch.
While I was out today, I stopped to take pictures of how the Rynek is decorated for Christmas. I would take Joan there, but it's too cold now for her to be outside for a long time. The best thing I could do was take pictures and show them to her at home. It was a spur of the moment idea. I didn't have my camera, so I had to make do with the cell phone pictures. They are not bad, but I still prefer a camera. On the large screen TV as a monitor, I'm sure she will like them. Maybe Saturday, I will bundle her up and take her in the early evening for a quick trip there when the lights are more dominant.
I miss having that Christmas feeling, family, wigilia, midnight mass, and snow. It must be my age now.
