I tried something new for our family Christmas Eve celebration this year.
Found it on Pinterest, of course.
It was simple, only four things to purchase.
A little slicing, and then a few minutes to make it look pretty on the plate.
I was excited to impress my family with my attempt to bring something different this year.
I packed up the car, mentally checking off the list of all of the things I needed to bring.
I was about 15 minutes from home when I realized I had forgotten the crackers.
Oh no!
I had searched for just the right ones. Found the perfect, bruschetta-style crackers that would make the appetizer fabulous.
I shook my head. Of course I had forgotten the crackers!
There was no time to turn around and go home to get them.
I stopped at a little gas station/convenience store in my hometown.
All they had were Townhouse crackers.
Sigh.
I guess that would have to do.
I laughed a little as I put that box of crackers in my car.
At the crackers, at myself for even worrying about the crackers, and at the fact that I had yet another imperfect Christmas story to add to all of the others.
With every passing year, with every experience that doesn't work out exactly as planned, it's gotten easier to remember that life doesn't have to be perfect.
Even on holidays, when there's so much pressure and stress to get things just right.
It reminded me of that one time I wore two different boots to work (there's a blog post about that!).
That turning point moment where I realized the world wouldn't end just because my shoes didn't match.
The more times things like this happen and I come out the other side unscathed, the more I realize that, for the most part, life works itself out.
My family didn't care what kind of crackers were on the plate with my candy cane made out of tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella cheese.
It wasn't about the food.
It was about the fun, and the laughs, and the kids running around the house, without a care in the world.
It was about the hugs at the end of the night when we all headed home.
And it was about the new Christmas memories we had made.
Especially the imperfect ones.
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