I know, I know unless you are under the age of 14, all letters received after the 5th of December have no guarantee of being read but I wasn't sure until tonight what I wanted this year so didn't want to bug you for the trivial things on my list like those awesome LL Bean slippers I've been wanting for years now. I hope my request doesn't sound too selfish and I hope that I have been good enough to be included in your stop at our house this year, especially given my advancing years, but I have the utmost faith that you'll come through if you can. And don't worry, I promise to leave that glass of Knob Creek out with the cookies again this year - I'll just tell Ada it is special Santa juice. Hope all is well with you and the Mrs. and if you can only get me one of these gifts, I'll need you to decide which one because right now either one would be the Best Gift Ever and if you can make both happen, I may just have to build you a shrine in our downstairs nook.
Much Love,
Jill
Jill's Christmas Wish List:
1. The ability to get Ada to go to sleep in less than 20 minutes that does not involve crying (on either of our parts), the use of a 'stern voice' (my part) or getting out of bed over and over again (Ada's part). I really want to stress the less than 20 minutes aspect of my wish, right now we're at an hour to an hour and a half and while anything less than that may seem like a win, my patience really only has a 20 minute limit at that point in the day.
2. A day and a half to myself which I would like to spend in the following way:
On the agreed upon Friday, I will meet Christopher for a glass of wine and some appetizers at Matt's in the Market at 4:30pm and once finished, walk over with him to pick up Ada so that I can give her many hugs and kisses. I will then say goodbye to the two of them and walk over to any one of the fabulous hotels downtown where I will check in and immediately draw an amazing bath and soak uninterrupted for at least 1 hour. After the bath I will order room service and proceed to watch bad cable television (which I must remind you I don't get at home) until I fall asleep. I will then wake up the next morning around 9am to find myself some espresso and a pastry which I will eat as I make my way to a spa appointment where I will enjoy some downtime in the sauna before partaking in an hour and a half massage followed by a manicure and a pedicure. I will then take myself to a late lunch at Le Pichet which I will enjoy while reading a novel that I purchased from a local independent bookstore (i.e. a book that was not selected while buying groceries or doing a quick tour of a big chain bookstore on my way to another errand in the mall). After my late lunch I would like to meet up with any of my friends that happen to be available and either go to a movie or drinks (or both, but that could be pushing it). After such activities, I would go back to my hotel for another bath, followed by reading until I fell asleep. I would wake up the next morning around 10am (I would lay in bed reading if I woke up earlier than that) and walk to Maximilien's where I would meet Ada and Christopher for brunch (ordering the basket of pastries and whatever else looked good as well as a mimosa) and we would then walk to the Aquarium to finish out our Sunday me refreshed and relaxed and excited to be sharing my world with a toddler once again.
