Advent Day 10

“It’s like 80 degrees out on Christmas Eve.”
“Yes, that’s the joy of being on Hawaii,” George told his girlfriend, Winona. They’d arrived for a vacation just two days early. He’d sprung it on her in San Francisco. She’d wanted to go home for Christmas, but George had other ideas.
“Hmm.” She picked up the sunscreen and handed it to him. They were lying on oversized towels at the resort’s private beach on Waikiki. Winona wore a tiny little green and red bikini she had purchased for their tropical Christmas vacation. “And it’s only nine in the morning. It’s only going to get warmer.”
“Yep,” George said, cheerfully. He squeezed out some sunscreen and began to rub her shoulders. “It’s great. I mean, sure, I miss seeing the family just a teeny bit, but there’s always next year. And since we’re leaving paradise on the 27th, we can have a belated Christmas New Year kinda thing with family.”
Mercifully shortened due to the fact they’d have to be back to San Francisco for the next semester at the Academy. To George it was merciful, anyway. He liked her parents okay. He wasn’t sure they liked him, but whatever. George could usually charm people into liking him. She missed her family though. George’s dad had passed away a couple of years ago and his mom was spending the holidays with George’s sister in New York. Everyone in the Kirk family was happy, and so George figured Hawaii and only a short time with his sweetheart’s family was the perfect compromise.
“But it doesn’t snow here,” Winona pointed out obviously.
“Honey, there are a lot of places where it doesn’t snow for Christmas.”
“Yeah, but I’ve never been to any of them.”
George laughed. “Come on, Winnie. It doesn’t snow every year where you’re from.”
She sighed. “No. But I have had lots of white Christmases.”
“No one cared about all of that until a Jewish guy wrote a song about dreaming of one,” George said. He moved down from her shoulders to the small of her back. “That and that printing company, Currier and Ives, who put out all those sleigh riding pictures.”
“Another history lesson, Georgie?”
“Of course. The point is, the first Christmas, in Bethlehem, it was most definitely not snowing.”
She sniffed. “I still like white Christmas.”
He leaned back and stopped rubbing. “Are you sorry you came then?”
“What? Oh no.” She turned on the towel to face him, linking her arms around his neck. “I didn’t mean that, George. I love being with you no matter where we are. Just not used to being away from family for Christmas is all. But this place is beautiful.”
He smiled. “Good. You know here they say Mele Kalikimaka.”
She grinned. “Mealeee Kaileekiiimaka”
George laughed. “That’s um, almost right.” He pulled away. “Listen, I have something for you.”
“A present? But Christmas isn’t until tomorrow!”
George searched through his bag. “I know. But I think maybe you need this now.”
He pulled out the ring box and turned toward her. Her eyes got real big as she spied the box. He flipped it open to reveal the diamond ring he’d picked out a few days before their vacation.
“Will you-“
“Yes!” She squealed, knocking him over into the sand.
George laughed. “I didn’t even finish.”
“It’s still yes.” She kissed him. “George Kirk, you know I’ll marry you.”
“Still, a guy likes to get to ask.”
She nodded and straightened up, smoothing the strings of her bikini and attempting to look serious, though her eyes were shining brightly.
“Winona, will you be my wife?”
“Well.” She pretended to consider. “Let me think about this.”
“Hey!”
She laughed again and knocked him into the sand once more. “Yes, a thousand times yes. And Merry Christmas!”
“Mele Kalikimaka,” George said as he pulled her in for a kiss.
December 10, 2021 at 3:26 am
The sheer cuteness of this just flat out made me grin. Great use of the song, adorable scene, and just happy warm fuzzies all over.
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December 10, 2021 at 6:45 am
LOL yes indeed
Thank you!
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December 10, 2021 at 7:34 am
Rats – i don’t know what Huss is. Please share!
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December 10, 2021 at 7:35 am
Itβs a typo. Autocorrect that I didnβt notice. It should have just been has
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December 10, 2021 at 7:45 am
changed it for ya
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December 10, 2021 at 7:45 am
Mwha!
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December 10, 2021 at 7:52 am
You’re soooooooooo funny. Since it was capitalized I thought it was a thing. i started searching – its a new streaming show, it’s a rehab center….Urban dictionary has several ideas. Anyway I just figured you meant it had the same kind of feels as that new show! Never crossed my mind it might be a phone thing! Thanks for clearing that up. Now I’m embarrassed for even asking.
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December 10, 2021 at 7:59 am
it happens! At first I was like HUSS? and then figured oh yeah must be a typo π
I really wish wordpress would let people edit their own comments it’s really stupid they don’t
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December 10, 2021 at 8:04 am
i so agree that we should be able to edit, change, delete, whatever!! We have to have an account to get to comment, after all. And i just figured, oh yeah, she means that new show and she and ivan have discussed it, since you said indeed. I just wanted in on it! LOl
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December 10, 2021 at 7:54 am
UD – “50/50 hugs and kisses? there is a word for that! HUSS”
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December 10, 2021 at 7:59 am
LOL there you go
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December 10, 2021 at 6:48 am
Awwww! So cute. Itβs nice to get a glimpse of them in happier times!
Mele Kalikimaka! I could definitely get into a tropical Christmas!!!
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December 10, 2021 at 7:05 am
yep a tropical Christmas sounds good to me lol π
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December 10, 2021 at 7:49 am
This is sooooo sweet. I mean, I hate that we didn’t get ANY George and Winona in TOS like we did Sarek and Amanda. So thank you so much!
It’s so bittersweet knowing the ending for ‘them’ from the beginning. That’s just not fair of the franchise. (They should run these things by me first, ya know?)
Anyway, I love their great love is shown here. TOS Kirk was never left wondering why his dad married his mom. Hopefully AOS Jim never had to ask either.
And duh. It shows how I just don’t consider people’s religion or race or anything, that it never even crossed my mind that White Christmas was written by a prolific Jewish songwriter.
Anyway, you made me get all teary at the end.
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December 10, 2021 at 8:03 am
Yes Irving Berlin was an AMAZING songwriter. Besides White Christmas he wrote “Alexander’s Ragytime Band” “There’s No Business Like Show Business” “Easter Parade” “Puttin on the Ritz” “Cheek to Cheek” “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” just an amazing amazing man.
Anyway, enough gushing over geniuses
I thought it would be fun to have George and Winona be part of the flashes (and you’ll see Amanda and Sarek later too, thanks to your own idea)!
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December 10, 2021 at 8:13 am
Oh – no, not enough gushing about geniuses. Because that would deny my absolute FAVE Irving Berlin story.
He was this musical genius right?
He wrote, using his piano, as literally most do – or did back then, if you believe all the movies.
Anyway – this musical genius – was self-taught on piano. And only knew how to play in ONE key! LOL Obviously, that’s a problem for singers whose ranges don’t fit that one key.
So he had a piano built that moved the entire keyboard right or left, so he still played in one key, but the piano itself played the song in the key the singer needed.
Now THAT is genius.
And of course, the forerunner to our electric keyboards, that we just touch a button or 2 and play in whatever key we need.
When I taught school voice, we always used keyboards for all the guys whose voices were wildly changing from day to day, so they never had to strain or worry about where their solo voice was landing on contest or concert day.
I’m thinking Berlin may have had the ONLY piano special made like his.
The “lazy” guy never learned to actually play in other keys. LOL Musicians
– all divas/divos and mad as snehks. (as the Notting Hill actress said)
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December 10, 2021 at 8:22 am
That’s an awesome story, I didn’t know that, thanks for sharing! π
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December 10, 2021 at 10:35 am
Oh goodness, this was delightful. The love they had for one another β€
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December 10, 2021 at 12:09 pm
thank you π
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