Merry Christmas, Baby

"To hold you tight and keep you warm,
To guide you through that raging storm,
I'll be there always and never leave,
For in my love you can believe."

I looked at Cindy's big brown eyes as I spoke those words softly to her. She smiled at me and returned the favor.

"It is with you I want to spend the day,
It is from you I will never stray,
It is with you I want to spend my life,
To be with you and be your wife."

Those were the last lines of rhyme we had wrote each other.

After a few minutes, we gathered our clothes and got dressed. After a few last minute kisses, we headed back downstairs. We tried to rejoin the partiers without being noticed, but I thought I caught a telling glance from her mom.

Cindy and I enjoyed the rest of our time together, both at the party and our time together afterwards. A couple of weeks later, we would be back at school.

That Christmas holiday back in 1980 will always be very special to me. Along with the girl who made it special, it is something I will never forget.

11-14-09.