Christmas Greetings on this Eve

Oh what a treat for me and my lady friends to run into Santa and friends at The Ritz Monday afternoon. It was fate. We arrived for tea without reservations to a lobby full of already dressed tables meaning that there was no room at the inn. But lo and behold there had just been a cancellation and the hostess promptly seated us. Hannah and Lucy had never had tea at The Ritz, so we milked every minute of it and before we knew it the minutes turned into three hours. As we begin to ask for our check, the waitress asks, "Aren't you staying for the carols?". We were then entertained by a choir of youngsters crooning a medley of holiday cheer. After wrapping up their concert with We Wish You a Merry Christmas, we heard a very healthy "HoHoHo" coming in from the distance. Could it be? Oh, yes indeed it was. The kids went crazy, jumping all over Santa as he made his way through the crowd. You know I couldn't let the moment get away. I grabbed a total stranger, handed her my camera and told her to snap my pic with the guest of honor. I just about had to tackle a few kids to get my turn. I justified that by knowing that I'm still a kid at heart myself. Christmas is alive and well in me and in Doha. MERRY CHRISTMAS!




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