Today is the annual Ritz Christmas Party. For a month now the building has been cleaned, and decorated. It is just beautiful, like something out of a dream like the Nutcracker story. There are garlands and Christmas trees around all the public areas, and the 2-story grand stairway leading up to the Ball Room is decorated with poinsettias and garlands and its own Christmas tree on the first landing.
There are areas decorated for Channukah also, and tonight is the eighth night of that celebration of lights. We are going to the party at 2:00 p.m. and then after the party, we are going to have a Channukah party in my apartment and play the Dreidle game with the winner receiving a $5.00 jackpot and all the pennies that we used to play the game.
No word from Poppy yet, although the baby was due yesterday, but being a first baby she could still have several days to go. We are waiting on pins and needles, ready to head to Dover, Delaware to be with her during her labor and delivery. I am glad that we are going to be able to go to the Christmas Party because I will then get to meet some of the other tenants of the building.
I understand that there will be food and drink and games to play at the Christmas party. It will be in the grand ballroom (the Palm Room) and this is a huge room with marble floors and gilded woodwork. Personally, I have never been to a ball room before, nor to a lavish party of any kind, and I will let you know how it goes, tomorrow.
Yesterday we delivered gift boxes of homemade cookies to everyone on the staff and a couple of friends. The staff here is so wonderfully helpful and keeps us safe and secure and I wish that I had real gifts to give to them. I have never felt so safe in my life as I feel here at the Ritz, and I am very grateful because now I can sleep through the night without worrying about someone coming through my bedroom window or knocking down my front door. I do not hear gunshots going off in the night and no police shine their lights into our windows when they are out looking for suspects in drug dealing or thieves. I had not realized how lightly I had been sleeping, or not sleeping at all, every night in my old apartment complex. Now, I can totally relax and enjoy my home day and night. It is an awesome feeling.
I pray that each and everyone of you have a peaceful and joyous Holiday Season, whether it be Christmas Joy, or Channukah lights and memories, or the Kwanza holiday following Christmas. May the New Year bring all of us new insights into our own spiritual growth and may all of you be blessed with the love and joy of the Season.
Tomorrow I will tell you about the party and our own Channukah celebration. May God bless and keep each one of you, my dear friends. Happy Holidays!!
There are areas decorated for Channukah also, and tonight is the eighth night of that celebration of lights. We are going to the party at 2:00 p.m. and then after the party, we are going to have a Channukah party in my apartment and play the Dreidle game with the winner receiving a $5.00 jackpot and all the pennies that we used to play the game.
No word from Poppy yet, although the baby was due yesterday, but being a first baby she could still have several days to go. We are waiting on pins and needles, ready to head to Dover, Delaware to be with her during her labor and delivery. I am glad that we are going to be able to go to the Christmas Party because I will then get to meet some of the other tenants of the building.
I understand that there will be food and drink and games to play at the Christmas party. It will be in the grand ballroom (the Palm Room) and this is a huge room with marble floors and gilded woodwork. Personally, I have never been to a ball room before, nor to a lavish party of any kind, and I will let you know how it goes, tomorrow.
Yesterday we delivered gift boxes of homemade cookies to everyone on the staff and a couple of friends. The staff here is so wonderfully helpful and keeps us safe and secure and I wish that I had real gifts to give to them. I have never felt so safe in my life as I feel here at the Ritz, and I am very grateful because now I can sleep through the night without worrying about someone coming through my bedroom window or knocking down my front door. I do not hear gunshots going off in the night and no police shine their lights into our windows when they are out looking for suspects in drug dealing or thieves. I had not realized how lightly I had been sleeping, or not sleeping at all, every night in my old apartment complex. Now, I can totally relax and enjoy my home day and night. It is an awesome feeling.
I pray that each and everyone of you have a peaceful and joyous Holiday Season, whether it be Christmas Joy, or Channukah lights and memories, or the Kwanza holiday following Christmas. May the New Year bring all of us new insights into our own spiritual growth and may all of you be blessed with the love and joy of the Season.
Tomorrow I will tell you about the party and our own Channukah celebration. May God bless and keep each one of you, my dear friends. Happy Holidays!!
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