Diary of a Country Girl

Chapter Five

Dear diary,

The warm weather in Cuidad Enamorada and Tartosa is just a memory now. The first chill of fall is long gone too. It's certainly feels like winter now. We hosted a mixed family reunion and Christmas celebration. The timing couldn’t have been better since it turned out to be a rare white Christmas. There’s a certain magic to a blanket of fresh snow on Christmas Day.

It was beautiful and I couldn't wait to see Consuela's reaction. She had never actually seen snow before. She's spent her entire life in Cuidad Enamorada and Del Sol Valley. After getting to know her so well I was expecting her to be really excited. She didn't disappoint me.

When she was done though she did say she preferred the warmer weather. I can’t say as I blame her. I love the snow...on Christmas Day. There's something right about it. The other 364 days not so much.

My parents and Tre’s hit it off immediately. I knew my mom would take to Consuela like a sister. They bonded right away over stories about Tre and I growing up. 

The holiday was the perfect time for my parents to finally meet Tre face to face. He was as nervous as I was meeting his parents. He was really worried my dad was going to be angry. It was like I told him, he had nothing to worry about. He was his usual charming self and they totally loved him.

With work on rebuilding the big ranch stopped for the winter I needed something to keep me busy. Preparing meals and decorating for our holiday reunion filled the time and my heart. I love to be busy and I love taking care of my loved ones.

Sitting down to a meal with the most important people in my life was a special moment I'll cherish forever. I never felt short of love growing up. I’ve never felt unloved either. But for all of that I’ve never felt so much love all in one place at one time.

After the meal we exchanged gifts before settling down to talk among ourselves.

The guys got up and danced while Consuela, my mom and I sat down to talk. We traded stories about all the things the guys do that drive us crazy, but also make us love them like we do. 

It didn't take long for them to gang up on me. They wanted to know how much longer Tre and I were going to make them wait to be grandmothers. All I told them was it would be soon...ish. I want to be a mom very much.

But there's so much to do with the ranch in the near future that I don't feel like I could be the best mom. I have no doubt Tre will be a wonderful dad when the time comes.

After everyone left Tre and I took a few minutes to bask in the afterglow of all the love and wonderful memories we made as a family today. 

I've been in love before, or thought I had been. I've never known a love like the love I feel for Tre. Before we called it a night I had one more way to show Tre just how much I love him.