Christmas Eve in Palm
Deseret. One of my favorite things. The Lovely Sharon and I went for a 5 mile
morning walk that was delayed by non-fat lattes at the Coffee Bean on El
Paseo. As we walked down El Paseo (Palm’s Desert’s
premier shopping street), we looked in the shop and gallery windows at the
Christmas treasuries and the works of art wishing we were rich and famous and
not just famous. Ok I know we are neither rich nor famous but I like that line.
The sun was out, the sky was
blue and there were lots of colorful flowers. A far cry from a snowy morning in
Salt Lake. After our walk, we had
breakfast at Spike’s restaurant at Ironwood Country Club. It was nice to eat breakfast as various
friends came into Spike’s for a coffee or something to eat. One of the best part of being at the Club is
the interaction with our club member friends.
After breakfast we watched some
Christmas movies and I took a nap. My
favorite part of Christmas in Palm Desert is to have some down time, time to
golf, time to shop and time to nap.
At 4:00 we went to an annual
Christmas open house at the Murphy’s. We
enjoy the open house every Christmas Eve, and enjoy the cocktails and dinner. We enjoyed talking to old friends and meeting
new friends.
We rushed from the Murphy’s house to
6:00 Mass at Sacred Heart. We arrived 30
minutes early, just in time to find a seat in the Church. From 5:30 to 6:00 there was beautiful
Christmas music played and the congregation was invited to sing along. The Mass was beautiful and I was filled with
Christmas Spirit and joy.
After Church, the Lovely Sharon
and I had Christmas Eve dinner at Pacifica.
She had lobster tail and I had scallops.
We shared a nice bottle of Biale vineyard red wine.
As I lie in bed, I thought about
Christmas and family and my beloved wife, the Lovely Sharon. Christmas in Palm
Desert, no snow but my favorite place to be.
Sacred Heart Church Christmas Eve
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