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Christmas Throwback
December 17, 2015
There are many Christmases that stick in my mind as being memorable, but the one Christmas when I was 9 was one of the best.
That Christmas all I wanted was the Dawn Beauty Pageant – it was to me what the Daisy BB Gun was to Ralph Parker. I wished and hoped so hard that I would get it. The commercials on tv probably helped fuel that desire.
On Christmas morning, my brothers and I were up at the crack of dawn and around 6:30 we snuck out to the tree to see what Santa had left. And THERE IT WAS! All set up and ready to play with – that beloved Dawn Beauty Pageant!! I screamed my head off in excitement and I think my mom wanted to wring my head off for waking her up after probably only a few hours of sleep. Hehe – sorry Mom.
I played and played with that pageant all day long. I even received extra dolls and doll clothes as well. It was glorious! A few months later when we left for London, England (my dad was transferred), it went with me. It was one of my favorite gifts and toys I’d ever received. Just thinking of it makes me cry for two reasons: 1) my child’s wish came true and 2) I miss my dad so much at this time of year. He loved Christmas and was always so joyful it was hard not to catch his enthusiasm. He even decorated the tree putting his Santa ornament on at the very top as always.
So, today, I’m remembering that Christmas and also remembering my dad. Love you and miss you.
P.S. Sorry – you’ll have to google Dawn Beauty Pageant to see pictures of it. I was hoping to find some stock picture to add here, but I couldn’t.
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Comments
On December 23, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Dave said:
What a great post! Thanks! Interesting that both you and Mom remembered the Dawn Beauty Pageant. She talked about it when I talked with her just a two days ago. Missing Dad Too! (HUGS)
On December 27, 2015 at 12:53 PM, java_queen said:
That's funny she was thinking about it around the same time. :-) Hugs to you too - holidays without loved ones is so hard and some years are worse than others.