hi from christmas eve.

my favorite night of the year.

and just like last year
here i sit,
waiting for the last child's breath to grow steady, and heavy and even.
and then the presents will appear, the stockings become weighted down,
and i can go to bed
feeling for the first time in weeks
that i have done everything i need to.
that everything is in its place,
that i can finally breathe out
and let myself ease into
a long, needed sleep.

and then they will wake up (not long after...)
and we will have christmas morning.

best wishes, everyone.
xo,
tt