Dear Sinterklaas, Santa Claus, Saint Nick and Baby Jesus,

Although I haven’t honestly been the most behaved young lady this past year, I want to ask you if you’ll grant my friends and family a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

I also would like to ask you to tell God for me that I am eternally grateful for all the blessings and character building experiences (i.e. difficult, heart-wrenching moments) that I was showered with intermittently throughout the year.  Despite all the difficulties and challenges living life far far away from “home”, I thank-you for always giving me what I need (though not always what I want).

Thank-you also for allowing me to find my soulmate and recognize him from the moment we met. While no relationship is absolutely perfect, thank-you for showing me a man that has allowed me to open up my heart and soul to the idea of marriage.  A man I can trust and sacrifice with in starting a family filled with love, patience, understanding, warmth, laughter and belief that anything is possible in life.

One more thing–as the New Year comes around, expect some much needed change from this blog. Initially started as an honest attempt to keep my friends and family updated on my current life  and eventually evolving to a creative writing medium for me, my blog demands a careful re-examination of what I choose to share in the not-so private digital world. Specifically, the gaining popularity of my blog among not-so random “strangers” has been both a flattering and frustrating experience. Nonetheless, Thank-you for giving me the gift of inspiration to continue to develop my writing, to find my own voice and actually be interesting enough for people to read. I am sincerely touched.

With all due respect (asking again), I hope that you can give me, Bram, all our wonderful friends, our beloved family, our distant acquaintances, strangers and even frenemies cheerful hearts in the beginning of the New Year.

Looking forward to celebrating life.

Love,
Rina Mae

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