back from Christmas

Everything has to end one day. This time it was the last day of the year being also the last day of my vacation in the Czech Republic. I wrote this when I woke up in the middle of the night, still jet-lagged, so what comes to my mind first is the end. On the way to the airport we saw a big full moon hanging low and big above Prague. It was almost surreal. And when the plane took off from Prague and climbed above the clouds, there was a circular rainbow, a strange halo effect formed by the early morning sun, heavy clouds and our point of view. The plane flew through this circle of colors formed on the clouds, it was a ghostly view.



But it was great visit. I spent most of the time with my parents, sister and her family, but managed to meet my friends too and it was really nice. Czech beer is still very good, my dad’s slivovitz still a ‘rocket fuel’, and the best place at home is the old bench in the dining room. I had most fun with the little boy from my sister, Matej. He accepted me as his buddy right away, played with me and let me take him out a couple of times, just the two of us. Once we strolled through the town and met some people I should have recognized, but did not, once we walked to watch the trains arrive and depart from our small train station. Mat talks and understands what he’s told and also picks up English words. I’d teach him English names for fruits in the supermarket and next day he’d remember them just like that. One can see he has his own thoughts and makes you feel that he’s a person already. Small, but a person. How much he loves his dad is impossible to describe. I am a bit jealous that I don’t get to see a kid like him growing up on my own. Just a tiny bit, though.

Christmas Eve with this two-year old boy was a great one. We had more fun than ever with preparing it all perfect, the tree, the dinner and the presents and to make it all surprise for the boy. I am not sure how much fun the little one had, but we had our share for sure. The dinner was great just because it was a potato salad with fried carp as usual. My parents got a surprise present and Mathew got so many that he did not even open all his boxes. We were comfy and happy together and so I think, mission accomplished, thanks to my sis, mostly.